11270 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education

11270 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education: Does the Minister consider the cell-phone ban to be enforceable; if so, how?

Hon Erica Stanford: Yes. Section 22(2) of the Education (School Boards) Regulations 2020, ‘Duty to prohibit the use or access of mobile phones,’ states “the board may do anything within its powers that it thinks is necessary or desirable to implement the prohibition.” The Education Review Office has the responsibility to monitor the compliance of School Boards through their Board Assurance Statements.