Should Summer Camps Enforce No Cellphone Policies? [POLL]

Summer camp is a place for belly flops, friendship bracelets, tug-of-war battles and the great outdoors. Some camp leaders believe there's no room for cellphones. Today's wired teens are asked to honor the age-old "no cellphone" policy at summer camps. The question is, in this heavily connected world, should these programs just let the rule go?

Peg Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association, says most camps prefer teens leave their electronics at home because they're distracting. Teenagers are away from home, for a few months, to learn face-to-face communication skills, acquire leadership qualities and practice team work.

Mashable reader Jack Cummings believes in the "no cellphones" p…
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