Sacred Heart College lets students use cellphones only at lunchtime

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

A new rule at a Lower Hutt school means teenage girls are allowed to check their phones only at lunchtime.

Sacred Heart College has introduced a rule that means cellphones are not to be used during school except in the lunch break, or if the phone is being used as a learning tool in class.

In July, it alerted parents to the change in the school newsletter, asking them to contact their daughters only at lunchtime. They could also get in touch before and after school. Continue reading

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