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Dad donates 400,000 yuan to keep smartphones out of hands of school’s students
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THE father of a student at Chongqing Railway Middle School in southwest decided to donate more than 400,000 yuan (US$64,500) to buy traditional cell phones without “smart” functions for each student at the school since he thinks smartphones harm students’ eyesight, cervical vertebra and memory.
The first 40 traditional cell phones arrived at the school on October 8. Each cell phone is worth 100 yuan with simple functions such as making phone calls, sending short messages and QQ, an instant messaging service, while lacking the ability to browse the web.
The father bought a smartphone worth more than 2,000 yuan for his son last year, and his son turned to be obsessed with the phone within two months. He likened the behavior of his son to addiction and replaced the smartphone with a traditional cell phone during summer vacation.
He said he found his son’s attitude improved a lot. His son was more willing to communicate with family members now. Therefore, he texted the cell phone donation suggestion to the schoolmaster.
The school prohibits students to bring cell phones into classroom buildings, said Huang Xingli, the schoolmaster, while quite a few students still use cell phones secretly, most of which are smartphones. Huang has considered launching a pilot class allowing traditional cell phones and planned to seek advice from parents. The pilot project will begin if parents approve.
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