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UK teachers union calls for legislation against violent games
Leading UK educators have called for new legislation to limit children’s access to violent video games. As reported by The Guardian, a motion at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers annual conference asked ministers to introduce “stringent legislation” to counter the “negative effects some computer games are having on the very young”. The teachers complained that over-use of games is making children anti-social and stunting development of communication skills. Pupils are apparently coming to school exhausted from late nights spent in front of the TV, hampering their ability to learn. Read more…
