Addictive, obtrusive and anti-social: why are we still allowing mobile phones in schools?

Greg Cudmore

By Greg Cudmore
Community contribution / September 12, 2018

Anyone who has actually taught in a classroom knows that mobile phones are invariably a distraction and often a catalyst for anti-social behaviour and bullying. So why are Australian educational authorities reluctant to follow France's lead and ban their use on school grounds?

The French government, like more than a dozen countries, has legislated to ban all students under the age of 15 ...

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By Greg Cudmore

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Greg Cudmore is a retired teacher with 45 years experience working in Australian Schools. He recently published 'Even More Elephants in our Classrooms (2026) ' (amazon.com), the third in his 'Elephants in the Classroom' trilogy, which critiques contemporary Australian education, a primer for aspiring and practising teachers and for those, like Mark Twain, who never let schooling interfere with their education.

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