Ban mobile phones to help underperforming students: study

By Michael Koziol
Updated June 1 2015 - 10:08am, first published May 20 2015 - 4:11pm
Students at a school in Melbourne use their mobile phones in class. Photo: Craig Abraham
Students at a school in Melbourne use their mobile phones in class. Photo: Craig Abraham

At De La Salle College in Revesby Heights, mobile phone use is strictly prohibited. From first bell to last, students at the Catholic boys' school are required to keep their phone off or least out of action - even during breaks. They have the option of leaving it at the front office if they don't trust themselves to abstain.

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