When I was in middle school my first phone was a prepaid phone. My parents did not want to commit to a cell phone contract since I was so young but they wanted me to have a phone in case of an emergency. Today, children are getting cell phones a lot earlier than middle school. Since they are still young and not very responsible, all they need to communicate with their parents is a prepaid phone. They are cheap so if the child broke or lost it, it would not be the end of the world. These phones are also good for families who do not have a lot of money and cannot afford a cell phone contract but need a form of communication. Prepaid phones make life a lot easier for people since you do not have to deal with a bill every month, you just pay as much as you want to for the phone.
However, I do see how these phones could be used for illegal purposes. To be able to have these phones and their owners on record I think that each phone should have to be registered so it can be tracked if need be. I do not think that these phones should be banned because they are a practical and affordable form of communication for people.
I completely agree with you. These phones should not be banned because I had a prepaid phone as well when I was younger and it was perfect for me when I was that age. Also, it teaches responsibility to children around the middle school age without allowing them access to all of the unnecessary tools on an iPhone that will keep them distracted from school, and using the phone for everything but phone calls. It is not a bad idea for all phones to be registered because if there is nothing to hide then why not, and if the parent is very concerned that the child is too young to have their phone registered, then maybe the answer is to just wait a few more years until you get your child a phone.
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