In France, Kids Under 15 Banned From Smartphone Use In School

Dec 17, 2018 by apost team

What is the longest you have gone without looking at your smartphone in the last week? Smartphones make so many things available to us. We can keep in touch with friends, play our favorite games, listen to music, and so many other things.

But since they are super convenient, they are easy to abuse.

Many of us feel phantom pains whenever forced to go without our smartphones. However, it is important to take a break from this technology at times. This fact is especially true for school-aged children who can have their learning experiences interrupted by the time and focus placed on their smartphones.

Teachers are now pushing back against smartphone use in their classrooms all over the world. The country of France recently stepped forward with a measure to directly address the problem. France placed a complete ban on all cell phone use in schools by children under 15 years of age. The use of cell phones was already prohibited for students in French classrooms. But this prohibition will now be extended to meal and break times. The ban also includes other items like smartwatches and tablets.

Cell phones will now be required to be put into lockers or turned off during the school day. Only children faced with disabilities will be allowed access to cell phones during the school day. The administrators at each school will decide if students over the age of 15 can access their phones during the school day. Administrators are also given the right to determine how the new rules will be administered.

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The ban by lawmakers is in response to growing concerns that students have grown too dependent on smartphones. The distraction caused by these devices is believed to negatively affect student achievement. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the education minister of France, says that embracing modern technology does not mean sacrificing the education of children. He says the law is definitely one needed in the 21st century.

It might also be a good idea for adults to consider checking their cell phones a little less often. More and more people are being injured regularly due to smartphone distractions. This is not limited to accidents that happen while texting and driving. During an eleven year period beginning in the year 2000 and ending in 2011, 11,000 Americans were injured using their smartphones while walking.

Perhaps if school-aged students learned to live without their cell phones now they will be less addicted to these devices when they are older. In any event, the nation of France has decided that enough is enough when it comes to smartphone distractions in school.

Have you been concerned with the smartphone addiction that has seemingly affected the entire world? Has anyone told you you're addicted to your smartphone? Send this information to everyone you know. It may help them to realize they have an unhealthy relationship with their own smartphones.