Galway public weighs in on what age schoolkids should be allowed have phones
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Galway public weighs in on what age schoolkids should be allowed have phones

2023-05-15

How young is too young to buy a child a mobile phone? 

Well, a primary school in Wicklow is trying a new approach to answer that question, and tackle children's screen time.

Parents of pupils at St. Kevin's NS have volunteered to sign an agreement not to buy their child a smartphone until they finish sixth class. 

But what do people in Galway think of the plan - Sarah Slevin has been finding out. 

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