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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid will not. He'll get it when he is a freshman in high school.[/quote]

At DS’s school they create class lists on their phone and they text quite a bit about when class work is due, coordinate for projects etc.  if you don’t allow it he will definitely need to figure out another way to coordinate with classmates, especially on group projects.[/quote]

Is this middle school?  Do you live in a very privileged area? That seems a little exclusive  to me. Our school has quite a few low income families and families who hold back on phones out of principle.  [/quote]

My kids school has a significant % of low-income students.  They still have phones.  It's common for low-income families to have phones but no computers as it's a cheaper way to get internet access.

Ours doesn't create class lists as PP mentioned but definitely any group project is coordinated via text and DD"s band teacher sends out a lot of reminders via text.  Also, DS had a volunteer job every MS at a camp and all communications with the staff were via a texting app.

As PPs have noted, having a phone does not have to = having social media.  When we gave our kids smartphones (inexpensive Android phones) in 6th they also had a parental control app and were really locked down to just call/text + a few apps we considered useful.  We let DS use Snapchat in 8th, he had no interest in Instagram.  DD, now in 8th, has opted on her own to not use social media, she just connects with friends via text.[/quote]

Okay, but what's "a significant % of low-income students?" My kid's school has a 50%+ FARMS rate. I understand about lower income families and devices, but I also understand when families are low-income enough (or have different enough values vis a vis culture) that they are not quick to jump on things like this. If you say your kid's school has a FARMS rate of anywhere close to 50%, I'll take you at your word, as a data point, at least, but...[/quote]

My 6th grader is at a high FARMs school (80%).  Most kids have phones (and have them out in class allllll the time).  The only ones that don't are the non-low income kids whose parents intentionally aren't getting them one. [/quote]

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