KUALA LUMPUR: The Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) is against the Education ministry's proposal to allow students to bring mobile phones to school, contending that it would have more negative than positive implications.
Its national chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Ali Hassan said students should not be allowed to bring any electronic gadgets to school, including mobile phones or iPad because this would not only distract them from their studies but also create an unhealthy 'show-off' culture among them.
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