The Educator Weekend Wrap: Uniform uproar, smartphone ban & parents camp outside private school

The Educator Weekend Wrap: Uniform uproar, smartphone ban & parents camp outside private school

This week’s top story: One state’s education minister spoke out after 103 high school students were given detention for breaching their school’s uniform rules. Read more here.


In other news: Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, called on Australian schools to ban the use of smartphones in classrooms, calling them a “distraction” to learning. Read more here.


Finally: Desperate parents camped outside a prestigious school in an effort to secure a place for their children. The Educator spoke to the school to find out why it is so popular. Read more here.
 

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