A flat-out phone ban in schools could be around the corner in England.
On Monday, Britain’s Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced upcoming guidance from the Department of Education that recommends school principals prohibit phone use — both during classroom time and free time throughout the school day.
The Department said the move “aims to support the wider work the government is doing to raise standards in schools by increasing students’ focus and reducing distractions.”
That’s after researchers from the British government found that 29% of secondary school students say they used phones in most or all of their classes.
England joins Portugal, Italy and France, which have all moved to ban phones in classrooms.
I think it’s time more school districts in the United States do, too — and that’s because I know firsthand just how valuable school phone bans really can be.
I, like most of my Gen Z peers, was 10 years old when I got my first iPhone.
Looking back, screen time robbed me o
should have Already been done years ago !!!! They are Not TOYS !!!!
Should have to be 18 to have one !!!!!
It’s a no-brainer.
Same for movie theaters, church and court.
It’s out of control in Wicomico county. And if you try to take a phone all hell breaks loose
kids here couldnt survive with out a phone heck one of my relatives is 16 and had to use a phone to find out how much 3×7 =
The hovering parents are just as bad having to know where their little piglets are every second. Ban the phones and turn the AC off.
BAN Democrats from office !!!!! SOLVED Not Rocket Science
How old are you 9:45 ??
My husband used to be a substitute teacher…declined full time position because the little brats are too rude/dangerous…one brt was messing with his phone-he said turn it off or it will be confiscated…kid says “my momma said you CAN”T tell ME what to do! I assume the principal took the phone once the kid was escorted to the office.
Ban cell phones and bring back textbooks.
Fat chance on either.