Meet the moms who’re the brains behind a nationwide transfer to ban smartphones for major faculty kids.
Cheryl Swarbrigg, a mom of three and native GP, initially proposed the thought of a voluntary smartphone code to the dad and mom’ affiliation at Delgany Nationwide Faculty together with Lyndsey McHugh, one other father or mother.
With overwhelming help from dad and mom, Delgany grew to become the primary faculty in Co Wicklow to introduce a voluntary smartphone code in 2019. Underneath the code, dad and mom are invited to provide a dedication, renewed every tutorial 12 months, to not purchase a smartphone for his or her kids whereas they’re attending major faculty. Since then eight major colleges in Greystones, Co Wicklow, have adopted the code as a part of the neighborhood’s It Takes a Village initiative.
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