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The quote argues that mobile phones can pull attention away from active, healthy play when students are not in class. It presents outdoor exercise and traditional play as better uses of time than phone use. It is a caution about how screens can reduce physical activity.
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Originally said in English.
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About Gavin Williamson
British politician
Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson is a British politician, active in the Conservative Party, born in 1976. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, formerly South Staffordshire, since 2010. He held several Cabinet posts between 2016 and 2022. Those included Government Chief Whip, Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for Education, and Minister of State without Portfolio, under Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Rishi Sunak. His public profile is tied to parliamentary leadership and ministerial office.
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