16 Sep 2024

Auckland secondary school seen cultural changes due to cellphone ban

From Checkpoint, 4:06 pm on 16 September 2024

Ditching cellphones at school has led to new real world connections according to one of the country's largest seondary schools. The government ban came into force in April but Mount Albert Grammar chose to go phone free from the start of last year. Now the school of about 3400 students said they've seen significant cultural changes - with more sport and face to face conversations during breaks. Mount Albert Grammar headmaster Patrick Drumm spoke to Lisa Owen.