Mobile phones to be banned in Victorian public schools

Victorian public schools students will have to lock their phones away from next year in a push to deter cyber bullying and increase performance.

Los teléfonos móviles serán prohibidos en las escuelas públicas de Victoria a partir de 2020. Source: Getty Images

Victorian public school students will be banned from using their phones from next year.

Students will have to switch off their phones and store them in lockers until the final bell, Education Minister James Merlino has announced.

"This will remove a major distraction from our classrooms so that teachers can teach, and students can learn in a more focused, positive and supported environment," he said in a statement.

"Half of all young people have experienced cyberbullying.

"By banning mobiles we can stop it at the school gate."

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