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Mobile phone ban to go into effect in Canadian province at start of new school year

03/21/201903/20/2019 Amanda Giasson

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The Ontario Government plans to ban cellphone use in the province’s classrooms. Ontario, Canada’s largest province by population, has made headlines after news broke that its government will reportedly be placing a mobile phone ban in Ontario classrooms. The ban will go into effect for the 2019-2020 school year. Although a formal announcement regarding the province-wide mobile phone ban in classrooms has yet to be made, government sources informed the Canadian Press that the province will issue a directive to all public schools for the 2019-2020 school year, which begins…

France has rolled out a mobile phone ban across its nation’s schools

09/05/201809/04/2018 Sam Lambert

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Children attending primary and middle schools in France are not allowed to use mobile devices in class. Students in France must now adhere to a mobile phone ban during school hours. The new law that has been passed prohibiting their use, effects students up to the age of 15 who attend both primary and middle schools. The ban includes more than just smartphones. The mobile phone ban extends to tablets and smart watches, as well. Students with any of these devices will need to either leave them at home or…