The South Australian government says it is not surprised teenagers have found ways around its new mobile phone ban, but the opposition argues it should be doing more to help high schools implement the policy.
abc.net.au/news/sa-students-flout-mobile-phone-ban/101929314A week into the South Australian government's ban on mobile phones in schools, teenagers have taken to social media to show ways they are flouting the rules.The opposition says students have already found ways around a lockable pouch system used in some schoolsA ban on mobile phone use in public high schools
The pouches are sealed by tapping it on a locking station around the perimeter of the school, and unlocked the same way at the end of the day, with teachers doing "random checks" to ensure they are locked. "The government needs to be giving supports to schools to go above and beyond with their resources to deliver on their political promise.The pouches are secured by tapping them against locking stations at the school.
It follows similar bans introduced at high schools in Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. "A number of sites have already seen the benefit of the policy, which is kids spending more time particularly during recess and lunch actually out talking to each other and exercising."
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