Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 19:41     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I believe you all but I just don’t get why parents are doing this! It seems so unnecessary to me!


It’s not the phones that are problematic. Phones are helpful. It’s the apps/instagram/YouTube that cause the issues. I personally love that my kid has a phone to text/call me on when we are coordinating things.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 19:35     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
Both of mine got phones in Nov of 7th grade. We are in an area where middles school starts at 6th, so there could be some good reasons for a 6th grader to have a phone. Ours didn't need it. It is useful with multiple schedules. #2 kid has had to have more restrictions/sanctions than #1. Both got smart phones (nice ones too -- were actually cheaper because of special deals), but many friends had flip phones in 6th/7th. Some friends did not have phones in 6th, so my dds were not alone. #2 is currently in 7th, and a friend is not allowed to get one until 8th. Makes getting together hard, since they don't have a landline, & it is hard going through parents.

Do what you think is right, OP. Not EVERYONE has a phone in 6th! And, no you have lots of data to back that up!
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 19:00     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
OP here. I believe you all but I just don’t get why parents are doing this! It seems so unnecessary to me!
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:57     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
95%+ in our school
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:52     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
Almost all
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:51     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
Most if not all of them. Ours got them because they walk home from school.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:46     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
My daughter has things after school 4 days a week and on Saturdays – her having a phone has been as helpful for me communicating with her as it has been an entertainment device for her!
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:43     Subject: Re:How many 6th graders will have phones?
They all have them.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:41     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
My kid will not. He'll get it when he is a freshman in high school.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:19     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
I have a current 6th grader and it seems everyone has a phone, including my kid. Maybe not all have the latest and greatest, but many have a phone for texting, etc.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:16     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
I’m told “everyone” gets them after fifth grade graduation. Public school in Potomac. My kids are younger so I can’t verify.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:15     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
My elementary school child has a gizmo for tracking and calling. Has an iPad for IMing and emailing (and computer). I don't have an issue in 6th grade getting a phone (our old one/we upgrade) as you can easily lock it down and the phone is not the issue, but what is on it is.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:13     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
80% (I just made that up)

We let our kids get flip or prepaid phones in middle school. There are after school activities, and we live a good distance from the middle school. Just another way to communicate.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:10     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
My daughter was the only one in her grade 6 class without one. She got one this year for xmas (grade 7)
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2019 18:03     Subject: How many 6th graders will have phones?
Public school in Nova. Would prefer DD not have one, but trying to decide if this is the hill I want to die on. Not sure what the purpose is at age 11.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.