My Dutch school in the back-end of nowhere (insofar as the country has that) was very progressive with their phone ban in 2006, apparently. Per the article "Schools and teachers have been asking for rules to restrict the use of mobile phones in the classroom" I didn't know that they need permission to enact rules towards an orderly teaching environment. Sounds implausible but what do I know
A notable omission from the article is how many schools already have this rule, because I can't imagine that any of them just lets the kids be on their phone during lessons. You're also not allowed to talk while the teacher is explaining something, or aren't allowed to work on homework for another subject or so. So even learning is prohibited if it's not for the right subject you're allocated right now: that's already in place, but banning phones is a problem? Curious
A notable omission from the article is how many schools already have this rule, because I can't imagine that any of them just lets the kids be on their phone during lessons. You're also not allowed to talk while the teacher is explaining something, or aren't allowed to work on homework for another subject or so. So even learning is prohibited if it's not for the right subject you're allocated right now: that's already in place, but banning phones is a problem? Curious