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Denmark does not have a mobile phone ban, but nevertheless the Danish Ministry of Education advised that mobile phones must be kept out of classrooms. Therefore, many schools up to 7th grade offer "cell phone hotels" for students to store their devices. Still, mobile phones are allowed in higher schools during breaks and free periods. [37]
Over half (56%) of parents said their children should sometimes be allowed to use phones during school hours, including during lunch and recess, according to a March survey from the National ...
(The district has a new ban on phones during class, but will allow them after school.) At a time of high absenteeism, he also hopes the activities will be the extra push some students need to ...
The push to ban phones in schools has gained major steam over the past year. Since July 2023, 12 states have imposed new rules aimed at limiting students’ phone use in the classroom and on ...
Gov. Henry McMaster’s proposed 2024-25 budget includes a proviso requiring public schools to ban student use of cell phones “during classroom instruction time” to receive certain state funds.
In parts of the world, mobile phones are banned in school settings. In France and Ontario, Canada, the use of mobile phones is banned during instructional time in an effort to improve the performance of students. [84] [85] In 2021 China banned mobile phones in schools unless students have written parental consent. [86]
Several school districts in Texas have recently implemented bans on cell phone use during the school day: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD : This district has banned cell phones in classrooms across all ...
L.A.'s principals and teachers need a policy aligned with current research, which shows that curbing phone use in schools leads to better academic performance and less cyberbullying.