Primary school to rent ‘basic’ mobiles to parents under smartphone ban

Primary school to rent ‘basic’ mobiles to parents under smartphone ban

A primary school is set to rent basic mobile phones to families as part of efforts to successfully implement a smartphone ban among pupils.

Budget likely to include school smartphone restrictions

Restrictions on students' access to smartphones during the school day will likely be part of the state budget, according to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Luxembourg’s smartphone ban in schools kicks in after Easter

Education ministry sends reminder after first announcing the policy in September

MAINZ. Hessen plans a large-scale mobile phone ban at schools. Now the topic has reached the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. How to deal with smartphones and co.? The ministry warns against quick shots – the teachers' associations argue. Do not? (symbol photo) Photo: Shutterstock Teachers' unions in Rhineland-Palatinate have different opinions about a mobile phone ban in schools. While the state chairman of the Association of Education and Educ…

The topic of mobile phone ban at schools is cooking high nationwide. In Rhineland-Palatinate the topic now ends up in the state parliament. Trade unions also speak up.

MAINZ. Teachers' unions in Rhineland-Palatinate have different opinions on a mobile phone ban in schools. While the national chairman of the Association of Education and Education (VBE), Lars Lamowski, is in favour of a nationwide regulation modelled on the broad ban envisaged in Hesse, the trade union Education and Science (GEW) is much more sceptical. GEW's head of state Christiane Herz said that a flat-rate mobile phone ban [...]