Greece bans mobiles in schools
December 11th, 2006 | by amarfresh |Here in the US, banning cell phones in school has been hotly debated. However in Greece, following a rape which was recorded on cell phones, the Greek ministry of Education has instituted a unilateral ban on the use of cell phones in school by children.
Senior school students who repeatedly ignore the new ruling face the prospect of expulsion.
Almost every Greek school pupil over the age of 15 possesses a mobile phone, according to a recent study.
They are mainly used for listening to music, sending text messages and playing games but the gang rape of a 16-year-old Bulgarian girl on the island of Evia has convinced the education ministry that children will have to do without their precious status symbols.
Hopefully , in the US, a decision can be made regarding cell phones in school without such an event taking place.
Read: BBC NEWS