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French schoolchildren will have to leave their smartphones switched off or at home as the new academic year begins in September, after lawmakers voted for a ban on Monday.
The ban on smartphones, tablets and other connected devices, which will apply to pupils up to the age of 14-15, fulfils[sic] a campaign promise by centrist President Emmanuel Macron, while being derided as "cosmetic" by the opposition.
MPs of Macron's centrist LREM party and its allies gave final approval to the bill, while lawmakers on the left and right abstained from the vote, calling the law a "publicity stunt" that would change nothing.
Under the new law, schools may make exceptions for "pedagogical use", extra-curricular activities, or for disabled pupils.
Secondary schools for their part can decide individually whether to impose a partial or total ban on connected devices.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday August 02 2018, @06:56AM
Not in class, no. You don't need the distraction, your classmates don't need the distraction and the teacher doesn't need the distraction. If you NEED to make or receive phone calls in class you probably shouldn't be attending school today.
Texting can be as compromising as the net. Test time? Surrender your phone first or you don't sit.
The school is well enough organised to relay any emergency messages to you. If the emergency is in class the phone can wait until after you've been evacuated.
It is. It's not a problem if the test has been designed as an open book exam. It is a problem if it distracts anybody (including you) in the class.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.