❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses mobile phone policies in schools and truancy rates in Albany. The Minister outlines existing policies and provides data on truancy cases handled by the Albany retention and participation officer.
AnsweredQoN 6402Legislative Assembly
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(1) Will the Minister please advise what the policy is on the use of mobile phones in primary schools and high schools for students and teachers?
(2) For the 12 months ending 31 October 2011 how many children were dealt with by the Albany truancy officer, and
(a) what were the ages of the children; and
(b) how many had been dealt with on more than one occasion?
(2) For the 12 months ending 31 October 2011 how many children were dealt with by the Albany truancy officer, and
(a) what were the ages of the children; and
(b) how many had been dealt with on more than one occasion?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
33 days
(1) The
School Education Act 1999
states that principals are responsible for the day to day management and control of the school which includes the management of mobile phones. The
Behaviour Management in Schools
policy states that Principals must ensure student mobile phones are switched off and not used in classrooms and that principals must develop and publish conditions on the use of mobile phones by all students at the school.
In 2009 Ms Sharyn O'Neill, Director General, Department of Education issued a statement to principals aimed at preventing inappropriate use of mobile phones in schools. This statement included:
· the requirement that schools have a mobile phone policy statement clearly stating the rules regarding mobile phone use;
· the school's right to ban the use of mobile phones following community consultation;
· the expectation that principals would suspend students involved in the recording, distributing or uploading of inappropriate material; and
· acknowledgement of a parent's right to provide mobile phones to their children for safety reasons.
(2) For the 12 months ending 31 October 2011, the retention and participation officer in Albany worked with 250 students.
(2)(a) Ages of the children ranged from 5 to 15 years of age.
(2)(b) 150 students.
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School Education Act 1999
states that principals are responsible for the day to day management and control of the school which includes the management of mobile phones. The
Behaviour Management in Schools
policy states that Principals must ensure student mobile phones are switched off and not used in classrooms and that principals must develop and publish conditions on the use of mobile phones by all students at the school.
In 2009 Ms Sharyn O'Neill, Director General, Department of Education issued a statement to principals aimed at preventing inappropriate use of mobile phones in schools. This statement included:
· the requirement that schools have a mobile phone policy statement clearly stating the rules regarding mobile phone use;
· the school's right to ban the use of mobile phones following community consultation;
· the expectation that principals would suspend students involved in the recording, distributing or uploading of inappropriate material; and
· acknowledgement of a parent's right to provide mobile phones to their children for safety reasons.
(2) For the 12 months ending 31 October 2011, the retention and participation officer in Albany worked with 250 students.
(2)(a) Ages of the children ranged from 5 to 15 years of age.
(2)(b) 150 students.
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