French High Schools Rush to Implement Macron’s Mobile Phone Ban
French high schools are scrambling to establish enforcement protocols as President Emmanuel Macron’s nationwide ban on student mobile phones officially takes effect. Administrators are working quickly to integrate the new restrictions into daily school operations and disciplinary frameworks.
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French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force
Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy French high schools are rushing to put in place a hurriedly signed off ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens. Education unions warned that banning mobile phone use in lycées – where children are aged 15 to 18 – would be hard to implement quickly. Continue reading...
By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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The new school year starts on Tuesday in France, and with it comes a new rule: mobile phones will no longer be allowed in high schools. The ban came into force a week before the first day of term, leaving schools with little time to work out how to put it into practice.
By Sarah Elzas with RFI
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