Originally Posted by daycare:
If she was approached by someone and needed to call for help, she would have to stop, get her phone out of her bag and then run to a safe place, unlock her phone and then call me. I think that she would be better off running to a house knocking on doors and yelling for help to get attention than she would have success with a cell phone.
This too. I was thinking it and forgot to add it to my other post. If someone grabs her from behind, or shoves her into a car, or a rabid dog corners her, or whatever else "could" happen in half a mile through what I assume is a fairly safe area, the phone is either going to be useless, impossible to use, or too cumbersome to use.
Until she's driving or unless she's going out with friends and might find herself in need of a ride, I'm really not sure what help a cell phone would be in most situations.