Mobile phones will be banned throughout the school day in schools in the UK, according to the British government’s plans to end the presence of electronic devices in classrooms. According to what was reported by the country’s newspapers, the Minister of Education. Gillian KeeganThese measures will be announced at the Conservative Party conference on Monday.
Until now, school administrators had been encouraged to limit the use of mobile phones in schools, some even had restrictions already in place, but in many others it was still being used. Henceforth, if the plans go ahead, all school principals must ban the presence of smartphones.
According to the British press, although there is not yet a specific date for the disappearance of mobile phones in classrooms, Keegan will defend before his party that these devices distract students’ attention, in addition to that they are often used to commit “bullying” against other children.
In this way, the standard will specify that phones can be taken into schools for use there Round trips To the centres, but not once there.
Recurring issue
This problem has been repeated in recent years. In 2021, former Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, was also in favor of banning them, stating that “mobile phones Should not be used We don’t see each other during the school day.”
However, in February 2022, the Department for Education said it saw no need to create a national standard because most schools were already taking measures. In this sense, in 2018 the government estimated that 95% of schools had restrictions on the use of mobile phones.
These vary by center: some require students to hand in their cell phones before the school day begins, while others allow students to keep them in their backpacks or use them between classes.
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