No, Education Minister, we don't have enough evidence to support banning mobile phones in schools
- Written by Marilyn Campbell, Professor Faculty of Education, School of Cultural and Professional Learning, Queensland University of Technology

Last week, South Australia announced a mobile phone ban in primary schools. Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan endorsed the ban, saying:
Data shows a correlation between the uptake of mobile phones by young people and a downturn in student performance.
The federal government put “mobile phones on the agenda” in a September...