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The ban aims to improve learning and mental health with 80% of schools already enforcing phone restrictions, creating uniform rules nationwide, officials said.
- On August 1st the government would require primary and middle-school students to hand in mobile phones at the start and get them back at the end of the day, Simona Mohamsson said.
- Officials say the measure targets learning and mental health, arguing the ban improves both and creates equal standards since some schools do not ban phones all day; a 2024 survey found high school students spend almost seven hours daily on screens.
- The Council on Legislation is vetting the draft as the final procedural step, checking legality before Parliament reviews the proposal that offers earlier remedial teaching in Swedish and mathematics with special education in smaller groups.
- Teachers would gain broader powers to remove disruptive pupils, while school administrators could bar or suspend students judged a danger and arrange alternative instruction.
- Around 80 percent of schools already ban phones in class at principals' discretion, and Mohamsson said it's 'transformative' for parents and primary- and middle-school students reducing screen time.
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In Sweden, mobile phones will be banned from all primary schools from the coming school year.
Around 80 percent of Swedish primary and secondary schools already ban the use of smartphones in classrooms.
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Swedish government to ban mobile phones in primary schools
Sweden's government is pushing ahead with a plan to ban students using mobile phones at all primary schools from the start of the autumn semester. The ban will also apply to breaks, after-school care, and recreation activities.
Sweden's government wants to ban mobile phones from schools, which will apply from the new school year. In many schools, the mobile phone stop is already a reality.
Sweden plans to ban smartphones in primary and secondary schools to ensure children can concentrate on learning in the classroom, the government said on Wednesday.
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