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, Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times: “Yes, the students are expected to keep their phones on silent or switch off mode during classes so that teaching is not disturbed… That order already exists.” Refuting the report, Dr Vandana Sharma, director, higher education, UP, said: "This is completely untrue. No order has been issued by my office till date to ban cellphones in universities and degree college.”

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Mixed reactions to Delhi HC ruling on smartphone use in schools
3 weeks, 2 days 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
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3 weeks, 2 days 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, 2 days 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 …

Results of student phone ban released
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Results of student phone ban released

ABC  

Andy Park: In recent years, education departments have moved to ban mobile phones in school settings across the country. A 12-month review of the school phone ban in South Australia shows a close to 60 per cent drop in social media related problems and a nearly 40 per cent decrease in behaviour issues linked to devices. Luke Radford: Victorian high …

Delhi High Court sets guidelines for student smartphone use, no complete ban
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3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

No major hitches on Day 1 without cellphones in L.A. Unified schools
1 month, 1 week ago

No major hitches on Day 1 without cellphones in L.A. Unified schools

LA Times  

Students at some schools in L.A. are storing their phones in magnetic pouches made by the Yondr company to comply with a new cellphone ban in Los Angeles Unified. A cellphone ban — covering some 800 schools — took effect Tuesday in the Los Angeles Unified School District, eliciting a mix of reactions but no reports of major problems. “I …

Classroom cellphone bans gain bipartisan momentum across US states
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2 months, 1 week ago

Classroom cellphone bans gain bipartisan momentum across US states

India Today  

LITTLE ROCK: Arkansas’ Republican Gov. The push for cellphone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children’s mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in the classroom. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms about their effects …

RGUKT curbs on smartphone use raises hackles of student leaders
2 months, 1 week ago

RGUKT curbs on smartphone use raises hackles of student leaders

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, also known as IIIT Basara in Nirmal, has imposed restrictions on the usage of smartphones for first and second-year Intermediate students after Sankranti holidays. The majority opinion from parents and students was considered regarding the matter.” He also assured that the administration would revisit the policy if necessary, emphasising that this is …

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

No illegality in ban on mobile phones at polling booths: HC
4 months, 1 week ago

No illegality in ban on mobile phones at polling booths: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday said there was no illegality in the Election Commission of India's decision prohibiting the use of mobile phones at polling booths in the upcoming state assembly elections. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar dismissed a public interest litigation filed by city-based lawyer Ujala Yadav against the …

‘Turned off and stored.’ LAUSD reveals details on school cellphone ban to begin Feb. 18
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Turned off and stored.’ LAUSD reveals details on school cellphone ban to begin Feb. 18

LA Times  

Students retrieve their cellphones from pouches where they are stored during the school day at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif. Los Angeles Unified has offered the first details of what a cellphone-free school day will soon look like as educators attempt to break the digital-device obsession of a generation of students, aiming to get them off their screens and …

Student phone access in California school districts will be restricted under new laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom making state the latest to limit cell phones in classrooms
6 months ago

Student phone access in California school districts will be restricted under new laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom making state the latest to limit cell phones in classrooms

Daily Mail  

California schools will be required to restrict students' smartphone usage under a new law amid growing concern over social media and children's mental health. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, in an effort to minimize distractions in the classroom and 'help students focus on …

Editorial: Yes, more schools should ban student cellphones
7 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Yes, more schools should ban student cellphones

LA Times  

William Schnider, a 17-year-old rising senior at Van Nuys High School, is against the upcoming cellphone ban in Los Angeles schools but says he understands why it is going to be enacted. Opinion Opinion: Why LAUSD should ban smartphones in schools L.A.’s principals and teachers need a policy aligned with current research, which shows that curbing phone use in schools …

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 …

Why banning mobile phones in schools is good for the kids
11 months, 1 week ago

Why banning mobile phones in schools is good for the kids

Live Mint  

Ask any parent about the time their kids spend on mobile devices, and you’ll likely hear the same refrain: It’s too much. Prompted by findings like these — and common sense — the British government announced this month that it will instruct schools to prohibit the use of mobile phones during the school day. A 2022 analysis of more than …

’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 …

Ministers push ban on mobile phones in school – even on breaks
1 year, 1 month ago

Ministers push ban on mobile phones in school – even on breaks

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. In new guidance, they say headteachers “can and should identify …

Mobile phone ban in schools gives students more learning time, 'freedom away' from devices
1 year, 5 months ago

Mobile phone ban in schools gives students more learning time, 'freedom away' from devices

ABC  

When Grace Shoesmith's high school first introduced a phone-free policy at the start of the year, there was a mixed response from students. "I was definitely anxious at first, just knowing that I wasn't going to have my phone on me," the co-captain of the Kotara High School in the New South Wales Hunter Valley said. "The lived experience of …

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 …

Government to ban mobile phones in schools - even on breaks
1 year, 5 months ago

Government to ban mobile phones in schools - even on breaks

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. Many schools already have measures in place to restrict mobile phone access and 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 …

Should there be a blanket ban on smartphones in schools?
1 year, 7 months ago

Should there be a blanket ban on smartphones in schools?

The Hindu  

India has 1.2 billion mobile phone users and over 600 million smartphone users. In an advisory dated August 10, titled “Restrictions on the use of mobile phones in school premises under rule 43 of DSER 1973”, the Directorate of Education, Private School Branch, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, has highlighted the need for all stakeholders connected with school …

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," …

Karnataka: Mobile phones banned in temples under Muzrai dept
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka: Mobile phones banned in temples under Muzrai dept

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru/Belagavi: The Karnataka government has banned the use of mobile phones in the temples under the jurisdiction of the Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments, commonly known as the Muzrai department. The department issued a circular on July 17 asking the devotees to switch off their mobile phones while inside the temple for darshan. The decision has been taken in …

Study shares findings on students' smartphone habits
1 year, 8 months ago

Study shares findings on students' smartphone habits

China Daily  

Young students in China have relatively low levels of mobile phone addiction, but it still has significant negative impact on their sleep and memory, according to a recent study. Around 80 percent of primary and secondary school students do not have mobile phone addiction, which can be attributed to strict restrictions on phone use at schools, the study said. The …

What are the rules around mobile phones in schools, and could Queensland bring about a blanket ban?
1 year, 11 months ago

What are the rules around mobile phones in schools, and could Queensland bring about a blanket ban?

ABC  

Kids can check their phones up to 100 times a day — but making schools phone-free could cut the time they spend on them by 20 per cent, according to research. There's no national policy, so every state and territory besides Queensland has their own rules for phones in state schools, and three states have blanket bans at government-run schools. …

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: …

Trend of banning mobile phones in Australian high schools 'not backed by research,' expert warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Trend of banning mobile phones in Australian high schools 'not backed by research,' expert warns

ABC  

While a NSW Labor government would ban mobile phones in high schools if elected, an expert says the trending policy across Australia does not improve students' focus. Key points: NSW Labor says students were being asked to battle the impact of technology on their own The education minister believes high schools are already managing the issue An expert says banning …

US School Bans Phones on Campus After Students use Them Excessively
2 years, 4 months ago

US School Bans Phones on Campus After Students use Them Excessively

News 18  

A US school has banned the use of smartphones on campus after students were found to be using them excessively. According to The Wall Street Journal, students frequently looked down at their phones during meals and even in class, where phones were prohibited. Read | Annual Pollution-led School Closures Affect Learning, Experts Suggest ‘Institutionalising’ Bad Air Breaks The decision to …

Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
2 years, 4 months ago

Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones

Associated Press  

Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. Shannon Moser, who has students in eighth and ninth grades in Rochester, New York, said she felt parents were being pushed away when the Greece Central School District this year began locking away student phones. And many school officials may feel empowered to ban the devices, given growing …

Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
2 years, 4 months ago

Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shannon Moser, who has students in eighth and ninth …

No talk, all work: Power staff barred from using mobile phones in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 6 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 …

Queensland school's mobile phone ban in 2019 has created a positive student culture
2 years, 7 months ago

Queensland school's mobile phone ban in 2019 has created a positive student culture

ABC  

A Brisbane school that banned mobile phones three years ago now has students playing games and chatting during breaks, ending an epidemic of "heads down, thumbs going". Key points: A Brisbane public school banned phones in 2019 Three years on, parents and students say it has changed the school's social culture More schools are opting to ban students from using …

UP Government to distribute smartphones, tablets to students
3 years, 5 months ago

UP Government to distribute smartphones, tablets to students

India Today  

On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the scheme of distributing free tablets and smartphones among the students who are pursuing higher studies. Many students faced technological issues during the lockdown, and this has straightaway affected their studies. The distribution of smartphones and tablets will help students to complete their courses successfully, as reported by PTI. Read: Karnataka Chief Minister …

Jharkhand: Simdega police provide smartphones to 36 govt school students for online classes
3 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand: Simdega police provide smartphones to 36 govt school students for online classes

Hindustan Times  

Altogether 36 students of different government schools received smartphones by Simdega superintendent of police Dr Shams Tabrez at an event on Monday. HT Image The police provided smartphones to “deserving” government school students who can’t afford to buy such gadgets. The police have come up with Upkaran Banks at police stations across the state and urged people to donate smartphones …

Ministry bans smartphones in all schools
4 years, 1 month ago

Ministry bans smartphones in all schools

China Daily  

Primary school students take photos of sailboats during an outdoor course in Qingdao, Shandong province, in March, 2018. The 17-year-old, now a high school student in Changsha, Hunan province, said his school does not allow students to bring cellphones to campus and he never does. Parents will now need to submit a written application if their child needs to bring …

Sonu Sood provides smartphones to kids in remote Haryana village school for online classes
4 years, 7 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 …

Assam teachers’ body seeks change in question paper pattern
4 years, 8 months ago

Assam teachers’ body seeks change in question paper pattern

The Hindu  

A teachers’ association in Assam has advised the State government to change the pattern of Class 11 and 12 board exams as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the 2020-21 academic year. The All Assam Higher Secondary Teachers and Employees’ Association has also suggested providing free android mobile phones and suitable data packs to poor students who have been missing out …

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 …

Kerala HC strikes down college hostel rule prohibiting use of mobile phones from 10 pm to 6 am, directs readmission of expelled student
5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala HC strikes down college hostel rule prohibiting use of mobile phones from 10 pm to 6 am, directs readmission of expelled student

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court has held that discipline shall not be enforced by blocking the ways and means of students to acquire knowledge, as it directed readmission of a girl student expelled from her college hostel for opposing a regulation on use of mobile phones Kochi: In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has held that discipline shall not …

Gujarat: Thakor community bans cellphones for unmarried women
5 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat: Thakor community bans cellphones for unmarried women

India TV News  

Members of the Thakor community in Gujarat's Banaskantha district have issued a diktat banning unmarried women from carrying mobile phones and fining parents of youngsters opting for inter-caste marriages. Congress MLA Ganiben Thakor said she saw nothing wrong in the move to ban mobile phones for girls. If they are caught with mobile phones, their parents will be held responsible," …

Banning mobile phones in schools not a clear-cut solution
5 years, 9 months ago

Banning mobile phones in schools not a clear-cut solution

ABC  

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino's announcement mobile phones will be banned for all students at state primary and secondary schools is certainly a bold move. New York reversed the ban The New South Wales Government announced a review into the benefits and risks of mobile phone use in schools in June 2018, led by child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg. At the …

More California students may be banned from using cellphones at school under new bill
6 years ago

More California students may be banned from using cellphones at school under new bill

LA Times  

New legislation from Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi would require school boards to adopt policies that limit or prohibit the use of cellphones on school grounds. The measure by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi would require school boards to adopt policies that limit or prohibit the use of cellphones on school grounds, leaving it up to them what their rules would do. Last month, …

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 …

Smartphone ban in schools: good or bad idea?
6 years, 8 months ago

Smartphone ban in schools: good or bad idea?

ABC  

NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes has ordered a review into phone use in schools. No: we should embrace digital literacy Joanne Orlando — researcher, technology and learning, Western Sydney University We should not ban mobile phones in schools because it's important to educate children to live well in the era in which they are growing up. Damian Maher — …

This is why college students can't keep their hands off their mobile phones
6 years, 9 months ago

This is why college students can't keep their hands off their mobile phones

India Today  

Technology has been infused into our lives so much so that it gets difficult to imagine a life without smartphones. According to a recent study, on an average college going students check their mobile phones more than 150 times a day. Read: 5 reasons why students should control their cell phone usage The research: Aligarh Muslim University and the Indian …

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