From next month, secondary school pupils in the Netherlands will no longer be able to use their phones in the classroom.
        • Juno ( Juno@beehaw.org ) BannedBannedEnglish
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          3 years ago

          Wut.? I didn’t hear you I was not paying attention. I WAS paying attention because this helps me focus. I was listening to music and shopping online and playing cookie 🍪 clicker and texting my mom because someone just died and do you mind and I was paying attention!!! But could you repeat the entire thing you were just saying as though I didn’t hear anything you said??? I paid attention but somehow I don’t understand…

  • AutoTL;DR ( autotldr@lemmings.world ) BBEnglish
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    3 years ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    From next month, secondary school pupils in the Netherlands will no longer be able to use their phones in the classroom.

    The ban, which comes into force January 2024, will not only prohibit mobile phones, but also iPads, smartwatches and similar devices.

    The government, which announced the change back in July, cites distracted pupils and low educational performance as reasons for the ban.

    Aside from the government decision, some schools had already independently imposed rules for pupils to put their phones in lockers for the duration of the school day.

    Other countries are proposing similar legislation.

    The incoming ban in the Netherlands comes at the same time as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed banning social media for under 16s.

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