Colleagues<div>Great to see children tinkering at home. My own sons have done this from a very early age. The sense of discovery is very powerful.</div><div><br></div><div>However my thoughts are that in a school environment, teachers have a duty-of-care perspective and a Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) aspect to consider. Here in Queensland state primary schools, such activities, believe it or not, usually require a WHS clearance form or approvals. Because they can be connected to AC power at some point, the rule or restriction I have experienced is that both children and teachers cannot take apart repair or otherwise tinker with computer equipment. Purely battery-powered equipment does not seem to have the same requirements. This restriction came about recently when we were experimenting with robotics kits. Even though I have formal technical certifications, I believe that I could not have students partake in activities at school where the equipment was to be re-used in the classroom. For this reason I have usually had students take apart old calculators. </div>
<div>Jonathon Naylor would have the most current information on this at present here in QLD believe. I'd appreciate his thoughts on this matter.<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Kind regards,<br><br>Peter W<br><br>Peter Williams<br>Sandra Williams<br>PA & SD Williams<br>
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