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.

Children sit in a classroom during a lesson.

کلاس Source: AAP

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.

 

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