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Ashburton Intermediate has a policy to strongly discourage pupils bringing cell phones to school.
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Ashburton Intermediate School principal Brent Gray says a tightly managed cell phone policy could be a way forward for other schools in the district.
The views come amid the recent suspension of a Methven secondary school pupil and growing calls from the local community for the use of phones in schools to be banned.
A Mount Hutt College pupil was suspended last week after an alleged incident where they filmed another student.
The incident and the college s phone policy are now under review ahead of a forthcoming board of trustees hearing.