A large number of schools in Australia have - or will soon - ban mobile phones. Students will have to leave devices at home or hand them over to teachers who will lock them away during the day.
South Australia is the latest state to ban mobiles, following Northern Territory, Victoria and Western Australia. The SA ban will begin at the start of the 2023 school year, while New South Wales will follow suit later next year depending on the result of local elections, reports Mail Online.
This will mean phones will be banned from secondary schools in near enough the whole country. Devices must either be left at home or locked in storage during school hours, while lockable lead-lined pouches will be issued to students who need access to their mobile phones during class.
