Should schools ban mobile phones? Experts, ministers divided

By Geordie Little
Published July 18, 2019

At a recent Education Council meeting, Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan urged his state and territory counterparts to follow Victoria’s lead and ban students from using their phones during school hours.

State education ministers are divided on the issue of a school phone ban.

The push came as no surprise – Tehan has opposed in-school phone use since early in his tenure as education ...

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Should schools ban mobile phones? Experts, ministers divided

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