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- School Smartphone Bans Are Picking Up Steam https://jacobin.com/2024/06/school-smartphone-bans-mental-health/ 5 comments
- The UK Government Wouldn't Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/world/europe/smartphone-ban-schools-uk-childhood.html 0 comments
- Banning smartphones from school? What a brilliant idea https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02/banning-smartphones-school-reclaim-your-brain 2 comments
- What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/cellphone-smartphone-bans-schools 102 comments
- Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/26/put-learners-first-unesco-calls-for-global-ban-on-smartphones-in-schools 253 comments
- France Bans Smartphones in Schools Through 9th Grade. Will It Help Students? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/world/europe/france-smartphones-schools.html 71 comments
- New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/new-york-smartphone-school-ban-bill 83 comments
- School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improved mood: study https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/research/school-smartphone-ban-better-sleep/ 679 comments
- More schools banning students from using smartphones during class times https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/12/schools-banning-students-from-using-smartphones/ 209 comments technology
- More schools banning students from using smartphones in classes https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/12/schools-banning-students-from-using-smartphones/ 259 comments technews
- France bans smartphone use in schools https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/1/17640476/france-bans-smartphone-cellphones-school-emmanuel-macron 34 comments technology
- France bans smartphones in schools http://thehill.com/policy/international/399876-france-bans-smartphones-in-schools 21 comments worldnews
- France bans smartphones in school https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/31/france-bans-smartphones-school/?utm_term=.c1bf43988bf2 163 comments technology
- France bans smartphones from schools https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/31/europe/france-smartphones-school-ban-intl/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbcnn&utm_content=2018-07-31t14%3A00%3A08 5 comments worldnews
- France bans smartphones from schools https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/31/europe/france-smartphones-school-ban-intl/index.html 89 comments worldnews
- France bans smartphones from schools https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/31/europe/france-smartphones-school-ban-intl/index.html 24 comments worldnews
- Los Angeles schools to consider ban on smartphones https://www.reuters.com/world/us/los-angeles-schools-consider-ban-smartphones-2024-06-18/ 224 comments technology
- Banning smartphones from school? What a brilliant idea 💡 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02/banning-smartphones-school-reclaim-your-brain 400 comments technology
- UNESCO education report advises ban on smartphones in schools https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1139122 14 comments worldnews
- Kids do a lot better when schools ban smartphones http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/18/technology/smartphones-schools-ban/index.html 244 comments technology
- First-year Eton College students must trade their smartphones for school-provided "dumb" Nokias | The ban-and-replace is part of Eton's effort to refocus younger students on learning https://www.techspot.com/news/103722-first-year-eton-college-students-must-trade-their.html 128 comments futurology
- First-year Eton College students must trade their smartphones for school-provided "dumb" Nokias | The ban-and-replace is part of Eton's effort to refocus younger students on learning https://www.techspot.com/news/103722-first-year-eton-college-students-must-trade-their.html 99 comments technology
- Bay Area schools remain split on Newsom’s call for smartphone ban in schools https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/07/bay-area-schools-remain-split-on-newsoms-call-for-smartphone-ban-in-schools/?share=os07mpilws20ocrnptsr 75 comments politics
- New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/new-york-smartphone-school-ban-bill 249 comments politics
- Smartphone ban at school resulted in more socialization, fewer distractions: researchers https://nltimes.nl/2024/05/23/smartphone-ban-school-resulted-socialization-fewer-distractions-researchers 395 comments upliftingnews
- What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/cellphone-smartphone-bans-schools 382 comments technology
- France bans smartphones in schools through 9th grade to try to get students to pay attention more https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/21/france-bans-smartphones-in-schools-through-9th-grade.html 45 comments europe
- Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/20/uk-government-to-look-again-at-a-smartphone-ban-in-schools 12 comments technology
- ‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/26/put-learners-first-unesco-calls-for-global-ban-on-smartphones-in-schools 273 comments technology
- ‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/26/put-learners-first-unesco-calls-for-global-ban-on-smartphones-in-schools 38 comments europe
- Most high schools in a London borough are banning smartphones. A principal explains how the plan took shape. https://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-bans-london-schools-tech-2024-8 77 comments technology
- New York plans to ban smartphones in schools, allowing basic phones only | Kids, and some parents, are unlikely to be pleased https://www.techspot.com/news/103195-new-york-plans-ban-smartphones-schools-allow-basic.html 171 comments technews
- New York plans to ban smartphones in schools, allowing basic phones only | Kids, and some parents, are unlikely to be pleased https://www.techspot.com/news/103195-new-york-plans-ban-smartphones-schools-allow-basic.html 364 comments technology
- A boarding school in the Berkshires is banning smartphones for students and teachers. Can Gen Z students handle life without access to the endless scroll? https://slatereport.com/science/a-boarding-school-in-the-berkshires-is-banning-smartphones-for-students-and-teachers/ 93 comments futurology
- A boarding school in the Berkshires is banning smartphones for students and teachers. Can Gen Z students handle life without access to the endless scroll? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/16/business/boarding-school-berkshires-is-banning-smartphones-students-teachers/ 1002 comments technology
- New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools in 2025 | Kathy Hochul pushes online child safety, telling social media companies: ‘You’re not going to profit off the mental health of children’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/new-york-smartphone-school-ban-bill 254 comments futurology
- German teachers' union calls for cellphone ban - The union chief called smartphones a "permanent source of bullying." Mobile phones have already been banned at schools in France. https://www.dw.com/en/german-teachers-union-calls-for-cellphone-ban/a-45400484 140 comments worldnews
- French lawmakers on Monday passed a law banning schoolchildren from having smartphones and other internet-enabled devices at schools. https://dw.com/en/france-bans-smartphones-in-schools/a-44890246 256 comments worldnews
- California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools |Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide ban as states and large school districts have pursued similar prohibitions to prevent disruption and cyberbullying. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/california-newsom-smartphone-ban.html 27 comments politics
- French children will have to leave smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September...ban on smartphones as well as other kinds of internet-connected devices applies to schoolchildren between 3 and 15 years of age was passed by lawmakers Monday. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/31/europe/france-smartphones-school-ban-intl/index.html 25 comments worldnews