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The ban on mobile phones in schools (also banishes (from (primary, Junior…
The ban on mobile phones in schools
France
hopes
to reduce
distraction
bullying
encourage children
to be more active.
a campaign pledgeof President Emmanuel Macron
brought in under a law
in July
also banishes
tablets
smart watches
from
primary
Junior high schools.
High schools
taking students aged 15 to 18
also be allowed to initiate partial or total bans
though they will not be obligatory.
Proponents
say
the law, which has prompted vigorous debate, will reduce distraction in the classroom, combat bullyingand encourage children to be more active during recess.
Nearly 90%
of French adolescents
aged between 12 and 17
have a mobile phone.
Support of the ban
hopes it
help
limit the spread of
violent
pornographic content among children.
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer
has hailed
the legislation
as "a law for the 21st century"
that would improve discipline among France's 12 million schoolchildren
said
in June
Being open to the technologies of the future doesn't mean we have to accept all their uses
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