The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has indicated that approximately 99% of Senior High School (SHS) students own mobile phones.

During an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Mr. Carbonu expressed concern about this widespread trend.

“We are deceiving ourselves that children should not bring mobile phones to schools. I can tell you that about 99% of children in SHS have mobile phones” he said.

Mr. Carbonu recounted an incident in the Eastern Region where Curriculum and Assessment Officers initially believed students did not have phones.

However, upon encouraging them to use phones for an exercise without consequences, all students promptly produced their devices.

“In the next 5 to 10 years, if you don’t have knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a teacher, you will become ancient” he said.

He emphasized that students possess significant ICT skills, underscoring the increasing role of technology in education.