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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you on the need for pay phones, but since that is not the world we live in...
My kids have an index card with our cell phone numbers written on it.  [b]They have never had a problem getting someone to call or text me if there is some kind of issue [/b]- anywhere you leave them, there should be an adult with a phone.
Other option is a minimal cell phone - just get a prepaid phone.  It's not theirs, it's yours, and it's only handed to them when they are somewhere without you.[/quote]

Your plan is that "someone" will take on the responsibility of your kid.
This is incredibly selfish and irresponsible of you.[/quote]

OP did not say how old her child is...but at younger ages, yes 'someone' else is responsible...bus driver. Camp counselor, coach...  You do not just abandon 9 year olds in a thunderstorm because you think they should have a phone.  [/quote]

OP here. Yes, both of my kids are under 9 and were abandoned. The coach just cancelled it mid practice (lightning), but there was still over an hour left. Swim does continue through rain. No one was checking to make sure kids were picked up and plenty of them could just walk/bike home on their own. My kids could walk home too, but then I wouldn't know where they are, so they know to stay put.

There isn't a front desk at the pool when swim practice goes on because the pool is closed to outsiders during that time. I don't know that there is a phone there though- I'll have to check. I have an out of area cell phone number (had it for 20 years)- can regular phones call that for free now or would it be long distance? [/quote]

Only my 13 year old has a phone. Before then, or with my younger kids, I make sure that I have identified an adult who my kid knows they can ask to call or text me. Sometimes, yes, that's the adult in charge. A lot of other times it's a fellow team or activity parent who we know pretty well who is staying.

It's like PP said, only discussed in advance with everyone involved versus just assuming. PP might discuss it in advance too and just not mentioned that.

It's not like when your kid is in Scouts or on a team you don't get to know the other families, often very well. Camp might be slightly different, but then there's usually policies that would mean that there's definitely an adult in charge.[/quote]

OP here. Parents aren't allowed at swim practice at all. So the only parents present were the ones who picked up early. Swim is K-12 so the older kids do have cell phones, but I don't know of any kindergarteners with cells.[/quote]

?? If you’re not allowed at the practice, why not just stay in the parking lot/lobby? That’s what I’d do if I had really young kids.[/quote]

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