I have been reading your articles about the phone banning in schools which is a great move by the ministry of education and has received the approval of the parliament. I think Mr Phidias should have supported this move as a couple of hours in schools without a phone would be a big benefit for the students, to be able to concentrate on their studies and communicate personally with other pupils in school.

Having phones 24 hours a day is causing eye, neck and back problems, isolation problems, a lack of social interactions and many other negative aspects of being glued to a phone. Without them students will communicate face to face and in person with other people instead of only communicating through social media.

In conclusion this ban must be supported by parents and accepted by students and not the other way round, and I think it also must be accepted by Mr Phidias as he is an influencer and he should influence this new generation in a positive way and not the opposite.

Rony Daccache 

Nicosia Cyprus