Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms next
school year
97% of the parents voted in favour of personal
devices and cell
phone ban in Ontario Schools.
Victoria BC - Transition to cellphone-free classrooms smooth
“They’re coming in and saying: ‘This is
fantastic — my phone isn’t on my mind all day.’ ”
BC - Kimberley high school bans use of cell phones during class
time
Students are expected to keep their cell
phones in their lockers aside from breaks and lunch
New Brunswick- Middle schools in Tantramar area
restricting cell
phone use amid mental health concerns
Research points to rise in anxiety, depression in
youth as
popularity of mobile devices increases
Alaska high school bans cell phones
Students are more engaged, studying harder and
interacting more
with peers in Anchorage, Alaska.
Montreal - West Island high school bans cellphone
use on school
property — even during recess and lunch
Devices could be confiscated if students use them
at St. Thomas
New California Law Bans Cell Phones in Classrooms
A new law signed by California Governor Gavin
Newsom allows
schools to determine ways to reduce or eliminate the use of
cell phones in
school.
California - San Mateo High School goes
phone-free, largest public
school in the country to do it (2:03 mins)
The Yondr pouches have been used at concerts and
shows, but San
Mateo High School is the largest public school in the country
to use it for
students. Each classroom has an unlocking device. Students put
their phones
into their pouch in the morning and a teacher unlocks it, at
the end of the
day.
MILWAUKEE - Cell Phones in Schools: To ban or not
to ban?
Germantown High School takes a restrictive
approach to cell phones
in school. In fact, students caught with their phones can be
fined up to $218.
Michigan - Local schools look to limit cell phone
use as studies
show they are a distraction
"It has become clear that excessive exposure to
cell phones
has a negative effect on school-age children," the district
states in the
handbook. "In view of the research findings ... students will
not be allowed
to carry or use cell phones during the school day."
US Schools Are Banning Cell Phones In The
Classroom
This is a compilation of news from 2016 and 2017
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Colorado school district considers middle school phone ban
The Durango Herald reported that Durango
School District 9-R may prohibit all student cellphone use, which would expand
the existing policy. A district spokeswoman says the current rules allow phone
use between classes and during lunch.
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-school-district-considers-middle-school-phone-ban?fbclid=IwAR2pY0dQfXzkiD26ZRhDhoXtcJ5OmoWUpvDUeV7_lB0jSwLV1UloOGQ6MQY
UK - schools across the UK should ban mobile
phones
“Technology makes being a parent much harder. And
schools have a
big role too. I enthusiastically support using technology for
teaching. But we
also need to teach children how to stay safe with technology.
UK - School completely bans mobile phones and
teachers say kids'
behaviour changes
“I can’t envisage us ever going back to allowing
the pupils to
bring out their mobile phones now,” said Mrs Webb.
London - Secondary schools are introducing strict
new bans on
mobile phones
From September all pupils from 11 to 16 will have
to switch off
their phones and put them in their lockers from 8.25am to 4pm
with parents told
they should ring the school if they need to contact their sons
or daughters.
Ireland - Proposed legislation looks to tackle
phone use in
schools
It also intends tackling cyberbullying,
harassment, or
intimidation of children and stipulates that the code of
behaviour will contain
an internal discipline process for any such behaviour.
Ireland - Wicklow primary school bans the use of
smartphones
Smartphones are no longer permitted in St.
Cronan's following a
survey in June where 91.2% of parents voted for a ban on
smartphones."We
have had to deal with issues of cyberbullying, we have
children accessing
inappropriate material, material with adult content," said Ms
Tierney.
Wales - Mobile phones will be banned in NSW
primary schools from
next year
"Students themselves were saying that mobile
phones were a
distraction to them in class time."
Australia's most prestigious schools BANS
students from using
mobile phones, laptops and smart watches - and the kids are
LOVING it
Mobile phones are not prohibited on school
grounds, but are
required to be switched off throughout class time, lunch, and
recess or will
face confiscation.
Italy - The Court of Florence has ordered the
immediate shutdown
of Wi-Fi in a school to protect the health of a minor
France to impose total ban on mobile phones in
schools
"These days the children don't play at break time
anymore,
they are just all in front of their smartphones and from an
educational point
of view that's a problem," said Jean-Michel Blanquer, the
French education
minister.
France - This School Banned Cell Phones And
Happiness Followed
Students are talking and playing more at recess;
the youngsters
are active and engaged on school field trips, rather than
staring at screens;
and they say that they are closer with their friends as a
result of conversing
more with each other.
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Spain - Madrid bans smartphone use in classrooms
Rising instances of cyberbullying
during school hours rather than lower concentration levels are the main driving
force behind the measure, added the report.
https://www.telecompaper.com/news/madrid-bans-smartphone-use-in-classrooms--1321165?fbclid=IwAR0w80SA-VEcDyMCdz7XGi0WFu_wKATvIA6zypv3Zp4SIPCg5bzXjL7LfWE
New Zealand - Auckland school bans phones - and
students are happy
about it
No cellphones, no headphones and no laptops
except for class
work.
China bans mobile phones in classrooms
As well as forbidding students from bringing
cellphones and
tablets to class, the action plan asks teachers not to rely on
electronic
devices when teaching and giving assignments, and asks them to
assign only
written homework.
Rwanda - Government outlaws use of cell phones in
schools
The Ministry of Education says that no more
primary and secondary
schools students will be allowed to own or use a mobile
telephone at school,
citing distraction.
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