High schools across NSW are cracking down on mobile phone use, with students being forced to lock their devices away during class. 9News What other states and territories are doing:
NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns has proposed banning mobile phones across all public secondary schools in the state if his party wins the upcoming election.Here is a breakdown of the different rules.Phones are currently banned in public primary schools across the state but it's up to public secondary schools to decide on an approach.
"It's not possible for them to determine that so children are more and more distracted during school hours."Mobile phones are banned in some independent secondary schools including Toongabbie Christian College. "We know that a one-size-fits-all approach to mobile phones in high schools is not practical," she said.
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