{"id":67995,"date":"2023-04-27T01:46:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T05:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=67995"},"modified":"2023-04-27T01:46:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T05:46:20","slug":"school-phone-bans-seem-obvious-but-could-make-it-harder-for-kids-to-use-tech-in-healthy-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/school-phone-bans-seem-obvious-but-could-make-it-harder-for-kids-to-use-tech-in-healthy-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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School\u00a0phone bans<\/a>\u00a0may seem like the answer to reeling in young people\u2019s technology use.<\/p>\n

But if we ban phones and bury this issue under the sand, when and how do our kids learn to have a healthy relationship with technology in a world becoming more tech-focused by the day?<\/p>\n

Existing bans in Australian schools<\/strong><\/h4>\n

School mobile phone bans have experienced a domino effect throughout Australia. Most jurisdictions now have full or partial bans.<\/p>\n

Victoria has banned mobile phones in both primary and secondary schools\u00a0since term 1 of 2020<\/a>.\u00a0Western Australia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tasmania<\/a>\u00a0have similar \u201coff and away all day\u201d policies.<\/p>\n

South Australia is\u00a0transitioning<\/a>\u00a0to a ban in all public high schools by term 3 of 2023. New South Wales will ban them in public high school schools in October, as part of a flagship election policy from the\u00a0incoming Minns government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month,\u00a0Queensland<\/a>\u00a0said it was looking at the issue as well.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re banning mobile phones in NSW public schools from day 1, term 4 – this year.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Minns (@ChrisMinnsMP) April 2, 2023<\/a>