While federal politics often seems top down on most issues fighting social media’s grip on children, the pressure now comes from the bottom up.
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One option is for schools to develop mobile phone policies together with children and parents.
A study compared students’ performance in schools that had banned mobiles and schools that hadn’t. They found students who weren’t allowed to use mobile phones in class had higher test scores.
The Education Minister Dan Tehan has said research shows mobile phone bans have a positive effect on academic performance. But this is not necessarily true.
Trials of the program found about 5% of offending drivers used their mobile phone with both hands, while the vehicle was moving.
Banning mobile phones in school may seem sensible, but research and similar moves elsewhere suggest a blanket ban may introduce some problems.
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