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Some parents are turning to the gift of a so-called dumbphone this Christmas to limit their children's access to social media.
That's a phone that you make calls and send texts on, but they can't hook up to the internet.
The Government ban on kids using cell phones at school started in Term Two this year, but some students have found work arounds.
Checkpoint found that primary and intermediate kids were using their smartphones and their email accounts to bypass school online security and access internet sites they shouldn't.
Now Checkpoint is aware of a school that is banning all smartphones
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