Mobile phones could be banned for secondary school students, Education Minister Norma Foley says

"I've met with mobile phone providers, I've met with the social media platforms, and we continue to educate both at primary and post primary, but I am now in a space where I'm looking to introduce a ban on the mobile phones at post primary," Minister Foley said.

"All studies, including, for example, the United Nations studies there last year, telling us that mobile phones interrupt learning in a school environment," Minister Foley said.

"I meet principals who tell me the mobile phone, even though students keep it in their bag, the beeping of it is an interruption to study. It's a continuous hum almost in the background that's there," the minister said.

"So basically, I'm very clear that I think we need to establish in our schools a culture of non acceptance of the mobile phone," Minister Foley stated.

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