The Premier and Opposition Leader today focused on education, 11 days out from the NSW election. Labor is promising to turbo-charge early learning, while the Coalition is aiming to make senior students more financially capable. emeyer 9News MORE:
"We're looking at emerging technology when it comes to combatting mobile phones in school," he said.Phone jammers are already used in two of the state's jails in Lithgow and Goulburn.It would however allow authorised phones to make phone calls like teachers and administration and students with medical conditions.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority , which licences the phone jamming technology, said it had received a proposal from the tech operator. "Any technology designed to prevent mobile phone use in schools is likely to operate in parts of the spectrum used by mobile operators for surrounding public mobile phone networks."
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