NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns on Thursday praised South Australia for joining Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia in banning the use of devices during school hours.
Mr Minns announced in September that he would follow suit if elected in March, saying mobile phones were distracting from schoolwork."We're asking children … teenage years and younger, to battle the forces of the big technology, and say no to mobile phones in the classroom.
Dr Orlando said online distraction was complicated, but school was prime time to teach children better ways of managing it. "We're losing billions of dollars worldwide due to digital distraction. So if students aren't learning how to focus while around these devices, they're not going to learn it in the workplace."NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell believes secondary schools can manage the issue, and said the majority of them have already implemented their own restrictions.
"It's confusing that some kids would be allowed to have mobile phones in schools and others wouldn't."A Sydney high school admin worker said a blanket ban was a "fantastic idea" as they were "absolutely distracting" students from their study. "But all the students still use them. A lot of them call their parents throughout the day. It's a huge problem for Sydney schools."
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