Cell phones cannot be used in class anymore by Haryana teachers
7 years, 7 months ago

Cell phones cannot be used in class anymore by Haryana teachers

India Today  

Haryana school teachers will not more be allowed to use cell phones in classrooms, as per the guidelines released by the state government on Thursday. As per an Indian Express report, if there is an urgency, the school head and the second senior in-charge, or clerk, should keep a contact number each, the guidelines say, adding that mobile phones can be utilised in a confined area away from the classrooms to save students from the disturbance and external influence of mobile phones. The decision has been taken as it was observed that teachers have been using mobile phones in classrooms for personal instead of professional reasons and this is diverting the teaching hours to unproductive activities. Read: UP Board exams: 75 per cent attendance now mandatory for appearing in class 10, 12 boards Read: NEET compulsory for admission into ayurveda, homeopathy courses: Gujarat HC rejects petition seeking exemption

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Mixed reactions to Delhi HC ruling on smartphone use in schools
3 weeks ago

Mixed reactions to Delhi HC ruling on smartphone use in schools

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that the presence of smartphones in schools does not negatively affect teaching, discipline, or the overall educational environment. Satvir Singh, principal of Vidya Bal Bhawan, said, “Smartphones can be used in two different ways—one as a teaching aid, which would be very beneficial for students, and another under the able guidance …

Delhi HC rules against complete smartphone ban in schools, calls for regulated usage guidelines
Top News
3 weeks ago

Delhi HC rules against complete smartphone ban in schools, calls for regulated usage guidelines

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC recently ruled that imposing a complete ban on students using smartphones in schools is neither “practical nor desirable”. Instead, it suggested guidelines to regulate smartphone usage, emphasising their role in ensuring student safety and coordination with parents. “A complete ban on smartphones by students attending school is both undesirable and unworkable,” he stated. While acknowledging …

Delhi HC calls total ban on students using mobile phones in schools unworkable
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi HC calls total ban on students using mobile phones in schools unworkable

Hindustan Times  

A complete ban on students using mobile phones in schools is “undesirable and unworkable”, the Delhi high court has said, emphasising the need for a balanced approach in regulating the use. “Without detracting from deleterious and harmful effects that arise from the indiscriminate use and misuse of smartphones in schools, this court is of the view that smartphones also serve …

Delhi High Court sets guidelines for student smartphone use, no complete ban
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi High Court sets guidelines for student smartphone use, no complete ban

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has ruled against a complete ban on smartphones in schools, stating that such an approach is neither practical nor desirable. Instead, the court has framed guidelines to regulate and monitor student smartphone use, balancing educational benefits with potential risks. GUIDELINES FOR SMARTPHONE USE IN SCHOOLS To ensure smartphones are used responsibly, the Delhi High Court laid …

Teacher stabbed by class 11 student for confiscating mobile phone in UP's Bahraich
3 months, 1 week ago

Teacher stabbed by class 11 student for confiscating mobile phone in UP's Bahraich

Hindustan Times  

A teacher in Uttar Pradesh was stabbed by a class 11 student as he confiscated the student’s mobile phone in the classroom. Prasad taught English at the Navayug Inter College and had confiscated the phones of many students three days ago. "Three days ago, the teacher confiscated mobile phones of several students since using cell phones is prohibited on the …

Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Views are clearly mixed about whether mobile phones can be used as learning tools in …

California orders schools to restrict cellphone use amid student distractions, anxiety
6 months ago

California orders schools to restrict cellphone use amid student distractions, anxiety

LA Times  

Students retrieve their cellphones from pouches where they are stored during the school day at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that will require California school districts to restrict or ban student cellphone use, thrusting the state with the largest K-12 population in the nation into the forefront of a …

Teachers want to expand mobile phone ban at secondary schools after early success
9 months ago

Teachers want to expand mobile phone ban at secondary schools after early success

NL Times  

Secondary school teachers are generally positive about the government guideline to ban smartphones in the classroom. Most believe the ban led to more calm and concentration in the class, and more than half want to expand the guideline to ban phones from school altogether, according to a survey of 4,206 secondary school staff members by the teacher’s union AOb. According …

Teachers can't use phones, leave school for namaz or prayers: Rajasthan Minister
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Teachers can't use phones, leave school for namaz or prayers: Rajasthan Minister

Op India  

Madan Dilawar has adopted a tough stance regarding the concerns of teachers leaving the school and using cell phones while on duty. According to him, teachers would no longer be permitted to use cell phones and suffer consequences if they left the institution’s premises to worship or for Namaz during working hours without notifying their higher authorities. The teacher can …

School tries to break pupils’ addiction to smartphones with 12-hour day
11 months ago

School tries to break pupils’ addiction to smartphones with 12-hour day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A school is introducing a 12-hour day this week in …

Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?
1 year ago

Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. Those days are gone,” said James Granger, who requires students in his science classes at a Los Angeles-area high school to place their phones in “a cellphone cubby” with numbered slots. They are not a behavior issue.” A study last year …

’Today we help….’: UK PM bans mobile phones across England schools
1 year, 1 month ago

’Today we help….’: UK PM bans mobile phones across England schools

Live Mint  

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has banned mobile phones across all schools in England. PM Sunka said schools that have already banned mobile phones on their campuses have led to a 'better learning' environment'. While many schools around the UK are already prohibiting mobile phone use with great results, the British government said the new guidance will ensure there is …

Ban mobiles in school? Eton has a better answer
1 year, 1 month ago

Ban mobiles in school? Eton has a better answer

The Independent  

I think I’ve now worked out what’s wrong with the government’s new guidelines on “banning” mobile phones from schools – they’re actually not guidelines at all. Thus, the department suggests a range of options, all glaringly obvious: a) No mobile phones on the school premises; b) Mobile phone handed in on arrival; c) Mobile phones kept in secure location, which …

Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan
1 year, 5 months ago

Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gillian Keegan said the Government will update its guidance to urge state schools across England …

Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’
1 year, 5 months ago

Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plans to introduce a blanket ban on pupils using mobile …

King’s former school bans phones in class and limits use overnight
1 year, 6 months ago

King’s former school bans phones in class and limits use overnight

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Students at the …

Teachers' unions argue against ban on apps, mobile phones in AP schools
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers' unions argue against ban on apps, mobile phones in AP schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: While the AP Commissioner of Education has banned the possession and use of mobile phones during classroom activity through an order on Aug 27, teachers’ unions are raising several questions. When these gadgets are prohibited on the school premises, teachers “are happy” that they needn’t do all these “unnecessary works,” argue the unions. “Instead, the teachers can simply deposit …

Delhi govt advises parents to make sure children don't carry mobile phones to schools
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi govt advises parents to make sure children don't carry mobile phones to schools

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory on restrictions of use of mobile phones in school premises requesting parents to ensure that their wards do not carry cell phones to the school. "Parents are requested to ensure that their wards do not carry mobile phones in the school premises. mobile phones should strictly not be allowed in the classrooms," …

Dutch rules will soon prevent schoolchildren from having a phone in the classroom
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch rules will soon prevent schoolchildren from having a phone in the classroom

NL Times  

Children will soon be prevented from bringing mobile phones into Dutch classrooms. The debate about this issue gained momentum at the end of last year when CDA Member of Parliament René Peters advocated on behalf of a ban. The largest opposition party in the Tweede Kamer, PVV, has been outspoken in favor of a ban for an extended period, and …

Majority of teachers want national ban on phones in class: survey
1 year, 11 months ago

Majority of teachers want national ban on phones in class: survey

Dutch News  

The majority of members of teaching union AOb are in favour of a government imposed ban on mobile phones in class, a survey among some 8,400 teachers has shown. While just 54% and 57% of primary and trade school teachers back a ban, 73% of secondary school teachers said they wanted the phones to go. But one thing is clear: …

Majority of teachers want national ban on phones in class: survey
1 year, 11 months ago

Majority of teachers want national ban on phones in class: survey

Dutch News  

The majority of members of teaching union AOb are in favour of a government imposed ban on mobile phones in class, a survey among some 8,400 teachers has shown. While just 54% and 57% of primary and trade school teachers back a ban, 73% of secondary school teachers said they wanted the phones to go. But one thing is clear: …

No talk, all work: Power staff barred from using mobile phones in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 5 months ago

No talk, all work: Power staff barred from using mobile phones in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Come October 1, all employees working under the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited will be barred from using their mobile phones while on duty to create a “distraction-free” environment in offices. The CPDCL noted that the communication gadgets have become a veritable nuisance as “employees are wasting their working hours on their mobile phones, thereby hampering …

Sonu Sood provides smartphones to kids in remote Haryana village school for online classes
4 years, 6 months ago

Sonu Sood provides smartphones to kids in remote Haryana village school for online classes

India Today  

After seeing a report on how young students of a remote village in Haryana’s Morni are unable to access online classes because of the lack of smartphones and have to travel to miles to get access to one so they can study, actor Sonu Sood has come forward to try and help the kids. “A wonderful beginning to my day …

Bihar students fight teachers for phones
5 years, 1 month ago

Bihar students fight teachers for phones

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Fifteen students from Bihar belonging to the Kendriya Navodaya Vidyalayam in Palair jumped over the compound wall in the middle of the night and walked to the mandal headquarters in Kusumanchi, 7 km away. They left the school in protest against the teachers seizing their playing cards and cell phones. When the warden went to their rooms to enquire, …

Maharashtra's women's college bans mobile phones so that they could 'focus on studies'
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra's women's college bans mobile phones so that they could 'focus on studies'

Op India  

Dr Rafiq Zakaria Women’s College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra has banned the use of mobile phones inside the college campus during college hours. Speaking to PTI, Principal of Dr Rafiq Zakaria Women’s College, Dr Maqdoom Farooqui said, “We were searching for measures to enhance the process of learning and we found that students could concentrate better when they are not allowed …

No directives given regarding ban on phones: DoE UP
5 years, 5 months ago

No directives given regarding ban on phones: DoE UP

India Today  

Directorate of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh has refuted certain media reports about banning the use of mobile phones in college premises across the state and has said that no such ban has been imposed. In a letter issued to administrative heads and principals of different colleges, Vandana Sharma Director, Higher Education, has stated that "no such directive has been given …

UP Govt clarifies no blanket ban on mobile phones in colleges
5 years, 5 months ago

UP Govt clarifies no blanket ban on mobile phones in colleges

India TV News  

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has refuted claims of banning the use of mobile phones in colleges and universities in the state. IANS had earlier reported that a circular was issued by the Directorate of Higher Education in Uttar Pradesh mentioning a blanket ban on the use of mobile phones inside universities and colleges. Giving out a clarification, …

Bihar bans mobile phones at high-level meetings to ‘avoid distractions’
6 years, 5 months ago

Bihar bans mobile phones at high-level meetings to ‘avoid distractions’

Hindustan Times  

Patna: After the Union cabinet and Karnataka, Bihar government has prohibited carrying of cell phones at ‘high-level’ meetings. Bihar has now banned carrying of mobile phones art high-level meetings An order issued by principal secretary, general administration department, Aamir Subhani on Thursday asked all principal secretaries and police officials to desist from using mobile phones while attending meetings. It said …

Despite ban, teachers goading students to use cellphones: Official
7 years, 1 month ago

Despite ban, teachers goading students to use cellphones: Official

The Quint  

Panaji, Jan 29 Despite a ban on the use of mobile phones in schools, teachers are pushing students to download material on smartphones due to lucrative deals offered by telecom service providers, Goa Director of Education G.P. Bhat said on Monday, while also warning of surprise raids in schools to enforce the ban.In a circular issued on Monday, Bhat also …

France Moves To Ban Students From Using Cellphones In Schools
7 years, 3 months ago

France Moves To Ban Students From Using Cellphones In Schools

NPR  

France Moves To Ban Students From Using Cellphones In Schools Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images France's education chief says that when students go back to school next fall, all mobile phone use will be banned in schools for students roughly 15 and younger. "It is extremely difficult to get respect," Valerie Sipahimalani, teacher and …

CBSE school buses in Telangana to get mobile phones with internet
7 years, 6 months ago

CBSE school buses in Telangana to get mobile phones with internet

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Due to the rising cases of accidents and emergencies in school buses, the CBSE issued a circular stating that mobile phones should be made available in school buses. CBSE officials claimed that this step should not encourage students to use mobile phones in school buses. The notice also stated that unmonitored usage of mobile phones in school buses will …

Schoolkids and mobile phones: Technology here to stay, but how do we protect kids from harm?
8 years, 1 month ago

Schoolkids and mobile phones: Technology here to stay, but how do we protect kids from harm?

ABC  

As Australian children across the country head back to school this week a growing number will be armed with a mobile phone, especially those tackling public transport alone for the first time. Common problems with kids and mobile phones: Online safety High phone charges linked to apps, data Taking photos without permission, sexting Online behaviour to others 'Helicopter parents' using …

Teachers banned from using cellphones in Rawalpindi
10 years, 3 months ago

Teachers banned from using cellphones in Rawalpindi

India TV News  

Islamabad: School teachers in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have been prohibited to use cellphones during working hours, a media report said on Monday. To ensure implementation of the ban, principals have been directed to collect mobile phones from all teachers in the morning assembly and return them at the end of school hours, Dawn reported citing from the Rawalpindi education department's …

Village in Bihar fining its women for using mobile phones
12 years, 3 months ago

Village in Bihar fining its women for using mobile phones

Firstpost  

Ladies, imagine being fined for using your mobile phone! Saini found himself grabbing national headlines recently for stating that children, especially girls, should not be given mobile phones. Saini clarified later that he meant students of a certain age should not be given mobile phones. “What I am saying is that students should not be given mobile phones… It is …

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