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24 Dec 2003
Scotland's second largest teaching union has urged local authorities to issue clear instructions banning the use of camera phones in schools.
It is concerned that paedophiles could abuse photos of children taken on them, and that they could help pupils cheat in exams.
David Eaglesham, general secretary at the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA), said: "Enough recent high profile cases have shown just how great this risk is.
"Allowing the use of mobile phone cameras in schools would greatly increase the risk of either deliberate or accidental use of images of children for inappropriate purposes."
The SSTA stated that camera phones could allow photographs to be sent to a wide range of "malevolent users" and that it should not be tolerated. It added that there was also the potential for cheating during exams.
"Mobile phone cameras create huge problems for confidentiality of documents such as examination papers, thus giving rise to concern about cheating or inappropriate use of personal data," said Eaglesham.
He insisted that a ban would be a feasible step and believes that some schools may already have bans in place.
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what a pile of bull
I have to say as a teacher banning the use of camera phones is pathetic, it is a valuable resourse and the children always appreciate the ability for them to use their initiative to photograph evidence of their work, photograph research, examples and everything else. Yes I agree that they could photograph exam papers (the bloody teachers fault for letting them I say!!!) and they could be misused by "sick" people but that will happen anyway when they take their phones outside school. I know.... lets ban trips or lets ban school gates that can be seen through as the children could be photographed ...its a resource so why don't we all use it as one!!!
Posted by: D Smith 29 May 2008