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ABU DHABI — Should there be a blanket ban on using mobile phones inside the campus largely depends on the matured behaviour of students, opined a senior academician in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Nicholas Gara, Director of Abu Dhabi Women's College, said so responding to the recent decision of Ras Al Khaimah Women's College to forbid the use of mobile phones with cameras inside the campus.
"Nowadays most of the students have mobiles with built-in cameras. So it is impractical to allow those gadgets without cameras and ban those with cameras," he said.
According to him, the Abu Dhabi Women's College has been reluctant to ban the use of mobiles completely within the campus because most of the students need them to coordinate with their parents or guardians regarding the time and place to drop them or pick them up. The college allows the students to carry their phones but use them only at certain areas in the campus like cafeteria, Internet cafe etc. Use of all kinds of mobile phones are prohibited at teaching areas that include class rooms, passages, corridors, assembly hall, auditorium etc.
But Dr Gara pointed out that the decision is constantly under review and as long as the situation remains manageable and there are no blatant violations, the college would continue to be lenient in the matter. However, he stressed that the decision largely depends on the behaviour of the students.
About the issue of built-in cameras, Gara emphasised that students are not allowed to take the pictures of their fellow students within the campus.
"It is a personal right to prefer not to be photographed, either by men or by friends or classmates. All HCT students are bound by the ethics policy and strict action would be taken against who encroach on others privacy," he added.
Mobile phones of those students who breach the rule will be immediately confiscated and the matter will be referred to their guardians.
He also said his college has launched campaigns initiated by teachers, supervisors and student leaders to raise awareness among students and to encourage them to stick to the rules. "There are regular patrols in classrooms, corridors and passages to ensure that the rules and regulations are not flouted by any," summed up Dr Gara.
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