Gov. DeWine pushes for statewide school cellphone ban

Gov. DeWine pushes for statewide school cellphone ban

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference April 8 in support of Senate Bill 158, which would ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

Education committee backs government plans to ban phones in Finnish schools

The proposed law change aims to improve students' ability to focus and learn during the school day, and also to strengthen the powers teachers and principals have in regard to the use of mobile phones.

Quito, 22 Apr (La Calle).- On April 15, the Ministry of Education defined the prohibition of the use of cell phones in institutions of the National Education System. The National Union of Educators (UNE) stated its position by classifying the regulations as “insufficient”. The regulatory process began in 2024, after the National Directorate of Educational Research revealed a study that held that the prolonged use of mobile devices by students, a…

Aldo Romero La Juvenil legislator Moreno, Anel Martínez Pérez, presented the initiative that aims to reform the Education Law in order to prohibit the use of mobile devices among students during the established school hours. His proposal states that the prohibition would apply only for basic education levels, arguing that the use of cell phones [...]

From today, mobile phones are strictly prohibited in primary schools and in maison-relaise. After the Whitsun holidays, high schools will follow. The measure is generally welcomed. But to truly improve the well-being and development of young people, more than just less screen time at school is needed. A commentary by Claude Zeimetz.

Minister of Education Claude Meisch sees the ban on smartphones in schools as a good way. No detailed instructions from the ministry on how to handle the devices are needed, the DP Minister at RTL countered criticism from many schools that a clear line is missing. Teachers should take the smartphones away from the students in the classroom, Meisch said. Later, however, they would have to return the devices to the child or the respective parents.…