What is Wait Until 8th?
The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade. Let’s protect the elementary and middle school years from the distractions and the dangers of a smartphone. Banding together helps decrease the pressure to have a phone at an early age. Ten years old is the average age children get their first smartphone. You can change this!
More than 60,000 parents have said yes to waiting on the smartphone for their families. This is making a tremendous difference in communities across the country!
Smartphones are distracting and potentially dangerous for children yet are widespread in elementary and middle school because of unrealistic social pressure and expectations to have one.
These devices are quickly changing childhood for children. Playing outdoors, spending time with friends, reading books and hanging out with family is happening a lot less to make room for hours of snap chatting, instagramming, and catching up on YouTube.
Montclair Schools with Wait Until 8th Pledges
Edgemont Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 5 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 2 Pledge
3rd Grade Status - 1 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 12 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 0 Pledges
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Nishuane Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 25 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 7 Pledges
Hillside Elementary School
3rd Grade Status -24 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 8 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 13 Pledges
Watchung Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 15 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 18 Pledges
3rd Grade Status - 14 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 21 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 2 Pledges
Bradford Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 0 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 7 Pledges
3rd Grade Status -12 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 4 Pledges
Charles H Bullock Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 3 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 6 Pledges
3rd Grade Status - 10 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 22 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 9 Pledges
Northeast Elementary School
Kindergarten Status - 0 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 0 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 2 Pledges
3rd Grade Status - 2 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 4 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 6 Pledge
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Renaissance Middle School
6th Grade Status - 15 Pledges
7th Grade Status - 13 Pledges
8th Grade Status - 6 Pledges
Buzz Aldrin Middle School
6th Grade Status - 13 Pledges
7th Grade Status - 20 Pledges
8th Grade Status - 22 Pledges
Glenfield Middle School
6th Grade Status - 15 Pledges
7th Grade Status - 8 Pledges
8th Grade Status - 13 Pledges
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Montclair Kimberly Academy
Kindergarten Status - 17 Pledges
1st Grade Status - 15 Pledges
2nd Grade Status - 6 Pledges
3rd Grade Status - 4 Pledges
4th Grade Status - 12 Pledges
5th Grade Status - 2 Pledges
6th Grade Status - 2 Pledges
7th Grade Status - 1 Pledge​​
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Montclair Cooperative School
3rd Grade Status - 4 Pledges
6th Grade Status - 2 Pledges
7th Grade Status - 3 Pledges