The shadow education minister explains why his government didn't ban mobile phones in high schools outright during the Marshall Liberal government's term in office (2018-2022) and attacks the Malinauskas Labor government's measures leading up to the start of the South Australian school year on Monday 30 January 2023. The former education minister says his government didn't promise or impose a ban, so he is 'embarrassed' for the now government that it pledged a ban but has not, in the Opposition's view, imposed one.