THE BAN ON cellphones in schools is outdated and needs to be reviewed, according to a secondary school principal.
St Leonard’s Boys’ School head Joseph King argued yesterday that there should be a greater embrace of the technology, particularly for its benefits to the administration of education.
Speaking at the Richmond Gap, St Michael school’s speech day and prize-giving ceremony, King said the technology was the way of the future.
While noting that the education system in Barbados was a good one, he said recent activities had shown that adjustments were necessary to meet the changing times.
“To this end, I am calling for the Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation to give consideration to the fact that the current cellphone policy in schools has served its purpose, but is now outdated.” (LK)
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