Whether you decide to allow your child use of her/his own cell phone or not, here are some websites that you might find useful.

www.netsmartz.org
www.cybertipline.com
www.SafeKids.com
www.connectsafely.org
www.fireflymobile.com
www.guardianangeltech.com
www.cscic.state.ny.us/cscorner/news
www.wiredsafety.org

Funny things kids have admitted doing with their cell phones: playing Frisbee, shoveling mud, scraping gunk off sneakers, using it as a snowboard to skate on ice, cracking black walnuts, many have dropped them in toilets. If/When you give in, make sure you get insurance!

Depew Middle School