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 said that there was a need to cut down the use of mobile phones in schools in order to foster a healthy "teaching-learning atmosphere". "Despite clear instructions, it is brought to the notice of the undersigned that not only are the students misusing the smartphones, the teachers also resort to instructing students to use the smartphones for downloading various material, taking advantage of lucrative offers from certain service providers," the circular issued by Bhat states. "It is, therefore, reiterated that the use of cell phones be restricted to bare minimum so as to have a very healthy teaching-learning atmosphere in school premises," the circular adds while empowering deputy education officers to conduct surprise visits in schools to ensure that the ban on mobile phones is properly enforced.--IANSmaya/nks/rn

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Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism

Raw Story  

At a red-brick school in Virginia, Hayden Jones is one of 1,000 students banned from using their phones as part of a trial hoping to boost learning. That's a big concern for me," he said, adding that some pupils have found ways to still use their devices -- including by bringing a "dummy phone" to put in the pouch. - …

Mixed reactions to Delhi HC ruling on smartphone use in schools
3 weeks, 1 day 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, 1 day 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 …

Darul Uloom bans smartphones for students preparing for entrance exam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Darul Uloom bans smartphones for students preparing for entrance exam

Hindustan Times  

Darul Uloom, a globally recognised centre for Islamic education in Deoband, has banned smartphone use for students preparing for its entrance exam. The administration believes that unrestricted smartphone access diverts students’ attention from their exam preparations. Maulana Qari Ishaq Gora, a Deobandi scholar, stated that the decision ensures students remain dedicated to their studies. A senior official of the institution …

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 …

Results of student phone ban released
3 weeks, 2 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, 2 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 …

79 Nations banned smartphones in schools amid learning concerns
1 month ago

79 Nations banned smartphones in schools amid learning concerns

India Today  

A total of 79 education systems globally opted for a ban on smartphones in schools as nations persist in debating how they affect teaching and student privacy, according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring team. 60 education systems - 30 percent of the entire registered globally had implemented bans on smartphones through different policies and legislation in favour of keeping …

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 …

Cases of myopia rising among children in Andhra, constant exposure to smartphone screens, lack of outdoor activity could be reasons: experts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cases of myopia rising among children in Andhra, constant exposure to smartphone screens, lack of outdoor activity could be reasons: experts

The Hindu  

Cases of myopia or nearsightedness, a condition in which a person can not see long distance objects, were increasing among children, and many of them did not have access to playgrounds in their vicinity or could not find enough time to play in the open, which would have required them to look at distant objects, shows a study conducted by …

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools takes effect. Students return to class after recess during their first week in school under a new law restricting the use mobile phones in school classrooms at Porto Seguro School in Sao …

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning

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. Read our privacy policy Brazilian students returned to class …

Mobile phone bans in schools not linked to grades or behavior of kids, says study
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mobile phone bans in schools not linked to grades or behavior of kids, says study

Firstpost  

The study’s lead author, Dr Victoria Goodyear, told BBC, that the findings were not “against the ban of smartphones in schools but “what we’re suggesting is that those bans in isolation are not enough to tackle the negative impacts” Banning smartphones in schools has no real impact on improving grades and behaviours among students, a new study has found. The …

Democrat, Republican states unite in seeking mobile phone ban in US schools
2 months, 1 week ago

Democrat, Republican states unite in seeking mobile phone ban in US schools

India Today  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has called on Congress to require warning labels on social …

Classroom cellphone bans gain bipartisan momentum across US states
Top News
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 …

Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
2 months, 1 week ago

Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools

CNN  

AP — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations. A survey released in October by Brazilian pollster Datafolha said that almost two-thirds of respondents supported banning the use of smartphones by children and teenagers at schools. “There’s still a lot of …

Gujarat govt to issue guidelines to limit children's use of smartphones and social media
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat govt to issue guidelines to limit children's use of smartphones and social media

India TV News  

In response to the growing concern over the increased use of smartphones and social media among children, the Gujarat government has announced plans to issue guidelines aimed at reducing the negative impact of excessive screen time on students. The state's education minister, Praful Pansheriya, confirmed on Thursday that the guidelines would focus on limiting the use of mobile phones and …

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 …

Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online
4 months ago

Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, With Delhi schools switching over to online teaching due to high pollution levels, students living in the city's slum areas are facing significant accessibility challenges. Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online Several parents and students raised concerns saying many children are unable to attend classes regularly due to the dearth of smartphones, …

‘Turned off and stored.’ LAUSD reveals details on school cellphone ban to begin Feb. 18
4 months, 1 week 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 …

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cell phone ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cell phone ban

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US 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. Since the beginning of the 2024 …

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But a survey sent out by the South Florida school district earlier this fall found that of the more than 70,000 students, teachers and parents surveyed, nearly one in five parents believe the cellphone ban is having a negative impact on their student’s wellbeing. …

Banning kids from using smartphones? Yeah, right!
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Banning kids from using smartphones? Yeah, right!

The Independent  

The debate around kids and smartphones has been rumbling on for about as long as they have been in existence. But this so-called Smartphone Free Childhood “pact” currently gaining momentum online – with campaigners urging education secretary Bridget Phillipson to take action to curb the use of smartphones in schools – has particularly irked me. This was especially true for …

Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16

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 an open letter to the education secretary, 30 education …

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 …

Opinion: Los Angeles school kids, get off your damn phones! You'll thank us later
6 months ago

Opinion: Los Angeles school kids, get off your damn phones! You'll thank us later

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban cellphones in classrooms starting in January. About a week later, I found myself among hundreds of parents in a Zoom meeting that was billed as a chance for Los Angeles Unified School District parents to discuss the district’s new policy banning smartphones during the school day. That realization prompted one father to …

Northern Ireland schools urged to restrict mobile phone use during day
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland schools urged to restrict mobile phone use during 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 Schools in Northern Ireland have been advised to restrict the …

Dutch primary schools also banning smartphones as remaining students return to class
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch primary schools also banning smartphones as remaining students return to class

NL Times  

Kids in the Noord region return to school today, and with that, the summer vacation is officially over and the academic year has started. As of today, primary school students are also not allowed to bring mobile phones, smartwatches, or other devices into the classroom. Many schools in the Centrum and Zuid regions implemented the ban in the past two …

Will students really get off cellphones? California’s Phone-Free Schools Act, explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Will students really get off cellphones? California’s Phone-Free Schools Act, explained

LA Times  

William Schnider, a 17-year-old at Van Nuys High School and a student in the medical magnet program, has said he is against the cellphone ban announced by Los Angeles Unified School District. “We obviously require districts to take action by passing a policy to limit smartphone use, but we don’t tell them exactly how they have to do that.” Many …

France looking to ban phones in school
6 months, 3 weeks ago

France looking to ban phones in school

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-29 09:41 France is to try out a ban on mobile phones at school for students aged 15 and under in an effort to give youngsters a "digital pause". The report noted what it said was "a very clear consensus on the direct and indirect negative effects of digital …

Pressure mounts on Labour over smartphones after survey raises concerns on usage by children
8 months ago

Pressure mounts on Labour over smartphones after survey raises concerns on usage by children

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. “But I do think I will sit down with anyone to look at how we’ll …

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 …

Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school
9 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school

Raw Story  

Education bosses in Los Angeles voted Tuesday to work towards a complete ban on the use of smartphones in the city’s schools. “Schools that have…already implemented a phone-free school day report incredible results — kids are happier, they’re talking to one another, their academics are up,” said board member Nick Melvoin, who proposed the ban. It says eliminating phone and …

Opinion: Why LAUSD should ban smartphones in schools
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Why LAUSD should ban smartphones in schools

LA Times  

Smartphones in schools are distracting for students, and honor codes dictating no phone use make more work for teachers and staff who then have to police their use. In psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Creating an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” he shows how the use of smartphones and social media, as …

MPs call for next government to consider smartphone ban for under-16s
10 months ago

MPs call for next government to consider smartphone ban for under-16s

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. The House of Commons Education Committee said tougher guidance on mobile phones in schools …

School ban on phones results in concentration and conversation
10 months ago

School ban on phones results in concentration and conversation

Dutch News  

Pupils no longer allowed to use their mobile phones in school are chatting to each other more and are better able to concentrate but not all are happy, a survey by the Radboud University in Nijmegen has shown. The research team gauged the opinions of some 1,000 parents, pupils and teachers at two schools in Nijmegen both before and three …

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 …

The government should fund phone lockers in schools to stop children from using them during the day, Tory MPs urge Rishi Sunak
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The government should fund phone lockers in schools to stop children from using them during the day, Tory MPs urge Rishi Sunak

Daily Mail  

Tory MPs last night urged Rishi Sunak to fund the installation of mobile phone lockers in schools to prevent children from using them during the day. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan issued new guidance to schools in February urging head teachers to ban the use of smartphones in schools, including during break periods. In their letter today, MPs urge the PM …

Phone ban could improve school performance and student wellbeing, study says
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Phone ban could improve school performance and student wellbeing, study says

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

How children torment teachers with smartphones – by one who has been a victim
1 year, 5 months ago

How children torment teachers with smartphones – by one who has been a victim

The Independent  

A trainee teacher in the maths department was shifting from foot to foot outside the head of year 9’s office, glancing down anxiously at his phone. This is policy death warmed up – the Tories have mooted banning mobile phones from schools twice in the last three years, stopping because the majority of schools had lost patience with waiting for …

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 …

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 …

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