Banning Mobile Phones At Summer Camp

from the oh,-the-horror dept

Wed, Jul 16th 2003 1:12am — Mike Masnick

Now that summer camp sessions are in full swing, many have discovered that, increasingly, campers are showing up carrying a mobile phone. In response, a large number of summer camps now ban mobile phones. Some kids still sneak them in, but the phones are quickly confiscated if the kids are caught with them. Some parents are upset, since they say they want to use the mobile phone to stay connected with their parents, but camp officials point out that part of the reason for sending kids to summer camp is to help them learn how to be independent from their parents.

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Anonymous Coward, 16 Jul 2003 @ 8:31am

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Cellphones? When *I* went to camp, I had to send smoke signals if I wanted to communicate. Cokes were contraband. Girls were nowhere to be found. To get to my cabin it was uphill - both ways! And I loved it!

Parents, cut the aprin strings....
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Peter Davidson, 16 Jul 2003 @ 9:53am

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Whatever happened to postcards from camp. WIWAK at summer camp they were required before getting meals.
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Anonymous Coward, 16 Jul 2003 @ 1:30pm

I can just see it now...
a generation of dependent children who grow up receiving permission/advice for everything from their parents.

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aNonMooseCowherd, 16 Jul 2003 @ 2:29pm

evolution of mobile phones
In the future cell phones will be implanted in everyone's brain at birth, with no on/off switch. The spammers will love it -- no more pesky filters.
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