Perhaps my family's Christmas might have been different with a mobile phone ban!
'Phone ban sees pupils talk to each other more'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8y2z2end7o
'But Burnage Academy for Boys banned phones nearly 12 years ago, and associate assistant head teacher Greg Morrison said it had made a "big impact".'
'Another student, Lucas, said: "Me and my mates, we just talk to each other for the whole lunch."'
#UK #schools #education #MobilePhones #technology
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2025-01-02 11:14:00
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