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Bay of Islands College parent Erika Kihau, pictured with her youngest son Tuhawaiki Ngawati-Kihau, says students are too immature to have cellphones. The ban has been welcomed by parents of the students spoken to by
Stuff. One mother, Erika Kihau, said the ban should have happened a long time ago. “Fights are caused by phones – they [the students] are getting into fights so they can record them.” The fight scenes are then posted onto social media, Kihau said.
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Bay of Islands College student Bailee Nankivell says she doesn t use her cellphone during the day, but finds it useful after school.