Some parents in Accra have given their support for the ban on the use of mobile phones by High School students. The Ghana Education Service has directed school heads to strictly enforce the ban after it emerged that some students have been filming sex acts with their mobile phones. One parent, who strongly supports the ban, says mobile phones have a negative influence on children. She said although the situation presented a certain dilemma, it was better to deny students the use of mobile phones. The Assistant Head Teacher of Labone Senior High School Max Appiah Twum said even though the enforcement of the ban has been successful, it has not been without challenges. He said school authorities conduct unannounced searches in dormitories and sometimes in classrooms during classes to seize mobile phones. “What we do is, at the end of the term if your item has been seized we ask you to bring your parents to come collect it so that we let your parents know the type of life the child is living [but] some don’t come back because they might not have received the mobile phone from their parents,” he said. But some students at the Labone Senior High School however have divergent opinions on the matter. While some of the students lauded the ban, others said it would create problems for them. One student said her parents were not stable and she needs to be in constant contact with them. For her, depriving her of the use of her phone will be problematic. Some however said using mobile phones in school can only be an unnecessary distraction. Source: Joy News/Ghana