A lady said her DD told her that a boy in her class wanted to go use the phone to call his mom because he was upset. He had gone a couple times before so the teacher told him no this time. The lady said it is ridiculous that a child not be allowed to go to the office every time to call his parent if he is upset. She told her DD that even if the teacher says no, if she wants to call home, she should just walk out of the room and go call. Originally she did not mention the age, but later she added that it is 7th grade.