French School Students To Be Banned From Using Mobile Phones (theguardian.com)

The lower house of parliament in France has passed what it called a "detox" law for a younger generation increasingly addicted to screens. As a result, French school students will be banned from using mobile phones anywhere on school grounds starting in September. The Guardian reports: The new law bans phone-use by children in school playgrounds, at breaktimes and anywhere on school premises. Legislation passed in 2010 already states children should not use phones in class. During a parliamentary debate, lawmakers from Macron's La Republique En Marche party said banning phones in schools meant all children now had a legal "right to disconnect" from digital pressures during their school day. Some in Macron's party had initially sought to go even further, arguing that adults should set an example and the the ban should be extended to all staff in schools, making teachers surrender their phones on arrival each morning. But Macron's education minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, brushed this aside, saying it wasn't necessary to extend the ban to teachers and staff.

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[Anonymous Coward]

At least in some areas, the French have been ahead of the curve. Children have no need for cell phones during lesson time. Or anytime during the school day.

The French have also banned burqas and other primitive tribal Halloween costumes. The French are starting to get things right, unlike the Germans and Swedes who enjoy being raped and humiliated by foreign invaders.

Sweden is the very definition of a "Soy Boy" and of course Germany has become a nation of "Sitzpinklers".