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posted by chromas on Wednesday August 01 2018, @11:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the bans dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday August 02 2018, @01:49PM (3 children)

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 02 2018, @01:49PM (#716207)

    Ugh its like arguing with management... just tell them what it'll cost and let them decide.

    OK that phone will cost you mowing the lawn seventy times because phones have exploded in price in recent years, and then shoveling the driveway approximately twice a week to pay the monthly bill, every single month, or it gets disconnected. Not interested anymore? OK whatevs now go do your homework.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 02 2018, @04:58PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 02 2018, @04:58PM (#716330)

    We have found the topic where VLM has useful advice! Huzzah, come celebrate and be merry!

  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday August 02 2018, @05:30PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday August 02 2018, @05:30PM (#716344)

    How does doing mandatory chores translate into a real-life cost ? 70 times zero is ...
    (not even going into the fact I haven't mowed my lawn 70 times over the last 5 years)

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday August 05 2018, @11:05PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 05 2018, @11:05PM (#717656) Journal

      How does doing mandatory chores translate into a real-life cost ?

      When there is, as here, a choice. If you choose a path which has mandatory chores that aren't on other paths, then those chores are a cost of the path. If one looks at this particular scenario, it is educational in so many ways. First, it illustrates the exclusive power of the parent. No one else can legally buy the phone for the kid. Thus the parent can demand unusually high costs (such as mucho mandatory chores).

      Second, the costs aren't particularly extreme in this case. For example, I spend almost $50 a month on cell phone service. Here, we're probably speaking of no more than 10 hours a month (usually much less) unless VLM has a mighty lawn or rainforest climate.