The minister also addressed ANU’s ditching of its western civilisation course, as well as the NSW Government’s review into whether smart phones should be banned in schools.

“My view is personal mobile phones have no place in the classroom,” says Birmingham.

“Frankly, a personal phone that is connected to the internet and social media pages really is a circumstance that is too much distraction. It’s a distraction for the rest of the class and can be a platform for cyber-bullying.

The minister also addressed ANU&rsquo;s ditching of its western civilisation course, as well as the NSW Government&rsquo;s review into whether smart phones should be banned in schools.
&ldquo;My view is personal mobile phones have no place in the classroom,&rdquo; says Birmingham.
&ldquo;Frankly, a personal phone that is connected to the internet and social media pages really is a circumstance that is too much distraction. It&rsquo;s a distraction for the rest of the class and can be a platform for&nbsp;cyber-bullying.

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