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Some students plan to stage walkout to protest Quebec’s new cellphone ban in schools
- Quebec students are organizing a walkout on May 9 to oppose the upcoming policy that will prohibit the use of cellphones throughout the entire school day starting next academic year.
- Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced the ban on April 30 to improve civility and reduce distractions in schools.
- The ban applies to all public and private primary and high schools all day, despite some students and teachers opposing the policy.
- Students argue phones assist socializing and safety, with one calling the ban 'ridiculous' and another describing it as 'useless.'
- The protest signals broad student dissatisfaction and raises questions about the policy's impact on school climate and student expression.
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Schools prepare to ban cellphones through eighth grade, with new law taking effect
Schools across Georgia will have to figure out how to pry cellphones from students’ hands next year now that a new ban will be taking effect.
·Georgia, United States
Read Full ArticleSince the beginning of May mobile phones have been banned by law from many classrooms. Children's and youth psychiatrist Martin Fuchs explains why renunciation is important.
·Vienna, Austria
Read Full ArticleA call to stay at home to protest against this measure circulated on social networks.
·Montreal, Canada
Read Full ArticleHigh school students oppose the ban on cell phones in school.
·Montreal, Canada
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