Minister for Education Norma Foley plans to bring in a ban in all second-level schools in response to research which links use of devices to student distraction and cyberbullying
The Minister for Education is planning to ban mobile phones from all second-level schools in response to research which links use of devices to student distraction and cyberbullying. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA WireWhile most second level schools either restrict the use of mobile phones or oblige students to place them in lockers, Foley said she was convinced a wider ban was the best way forward.
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