NPR (The Associated Press) - Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools
Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Britain is Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms.
On Monday, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) announced plans to ban mobile phones in schools. The UK government will turn current advisory guidance from the Department of Education – the UK government department responsible for education, skills, and child protection – into an enforceable law; one which requires all schools in England to prohibit mobile devices throughout the school day.
Britain’s Department for Education has announced plans to introduce a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools , aiming to create a uniform policy across England. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: On Monday, the British government announced plans to ban cell phones in schools. It will turn the Department of Education’s current advisory guidance into a law requiring all schools in England to prohibit mobile devices throughout the school day. DETAIL: At present, schools in England have control over how cell phones are regulated on their premises, despite the government officially advising that they should be prohibited during the school day. The proposed amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, a flagship government…Open