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by Steve Mollman, qz.com, 29 May 2015
The debate over how and when students should be using cell phones took a curious turn this week. In Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, a government official floated the idea of banning the use of cellphones among children entirely—not just during school. She said she’s even drafting proposed regulations on the matter (link in Bahasa).
Yohana Susana Yembise, the minister for women’s empowerment and child protection, said that such a rule would protect children from inappropriate online content, and from cell phone distractions that can make focusing on schoolwork difficult and can impair the development of social skills. She made the pledge during a speech at a university seminar in Jakarta.
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