Under new government guidance, mobile phones will be prohibited in schools across England. The policy aims to ensure a consistent approach in monitoring and reducing mobile phone use. UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan stated that mobile phones are unwanted distractions in the classroom. The Department for Education highlights the negative effects of mobile phone use, such as online bullying and disruption.
In an era of technological ubiquity, parents in Greystones, Ireland, have united in an effort to curb the negative impact of smartphones on their children. They have voluntarily initiated a smartphone ban until children reach secondary school, usually around 12 or 13 years old, in hopes of reducing anxiety and exposure to inappropriate content that smartphones and social media often foster.
Every state and state government follow different rules, while in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ban on mobile phones recently.