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Education (Digital Devices in Schools) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Gerard P. Craughwell · Independent
- Introduced
- 25 Jun 2018
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister issues standardised code prohibiting student possession of digital devices during school hours, with boards of management implementing it alongside school-specific safeguards.
- Primary students hand devices in at start of day and retrieve them at end; post-primary students must conceal and switch off devices on premises.
- Three-strike confiscation system: first breach confiscates device for school day; second for school week; third for school term, with parent retrieval required.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad25 Jun 2018
- Second Stage25th Seanad27 Jun 2018
Debates
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