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School Awareness Exercise Prompts Children To Reject Mobile Phones
A school in Khatima created a dramatic activity about mobile phones.
A video made it look as if a serious accident had happened.
But it was actually a planned awareness programme.
The school wanted children to understand that using phones too much can be harmful.
Parents had said their children were spending too much time on phones.
They were also worried about eating habits, eyesight, health, and reduced outdoor play.
The school says students are now using phones more carefully.
It also says they are paying more attention to studying.
Adarsh India Montessori School in Birya, Khatima, held an awareness programme about excessive mobile phone use.
A video from the programme initially appeared to show a serious accident, but the scenes were staged for the exercise.
The initiative followed parents’ concerns about children spending too much time on mobile phones.
School manager Hema Chufal said students are now more conscious of phone use and more attentive to studies.
The programme encouraged children to focus on education and outdoor activities, receiving appreciation on social media.
- Who
- Adarsh India Montessori School, its students, parents, and school manager Hema Chufal.
- What
- The school conducted an awareness exercise about the harmful effects of excessive mobile phone use.
- Where
- Adarsh India Montessori School in Birya, Khatima, Uttarakhand, near the India-Nepal border.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the programme took place.
- Why
- The programme was organised after parents raised concerns about children’s excessive phone use and reduced attention to studies and outdoor activities.
Key facts
- School
- Adarsh India Montessori School
- Location
- Birya, Khatima, Uttarakhand
- Main issue
- Excessive mobile phone use among children
- Programme purpose
- To highlight potential harms of excessive phone use and encourage studying and outdoor activities
- Parents’ concerns
- Children staying glued to phones, not eating properly, developing eyesight and health problems, and not going out to play
- Reported outcome
- Students became more conscious of phone usage and paid greater attention to studies
- Public response
- Several people appreciated the initiative after the video appeared on social media
Quotes
Hema Chufal
Manager of Adarsh India Montessori School in Birya, Khatima
“Today's fear can be the start of a better future tomorrow. Due to continuous requests and concerns from parents that their children are constantly glued to mobile phones, they don't eat food, their eyesight is weakening, they are developing health problems, and children aren't going out to play.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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