Amid calls for the State to introduce legislation that would completely ban the use of smartphones by young people, the Minister for Education said that would be a step too far.“In the Department of Education, working with Parents’ Associations, we’re leading out on providing the information and ensuring that parents have a clear understanding of why they should not be purchasing phones for children.”Instead, the Department of Education has agreed to a voluntary ban with phones companies.
“Some weeks ago, I did host a social media summit and at that time I asked the mobile phone providers to step up, to show leadership here and support the initiative of the Department - which is really to keep childhood smartphone free,” Minister Foley said.
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