Cell Phone Ban

• Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms. What’s changing and how will it work?

  On Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new rules for vaping and cellphones that will be introduced at schools across the province when the academic year begins.

  Education

  Apr 30, 2024
  
• Alberta school division bans cellphones

  Starting the first day of school, cellphones are banned in Elk Island School Division, which includes schools in Vegreville, Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park.

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  Aug 30, 2019
  
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• New Brunswick has mixed response to adopting cellphone ban in classrooms

  While cellphones are set to be banned in Ontario classrooms this fall, New Brunswick teachers and students have mixed views on using the devices in school.

  Education

  Mar 13, 2019
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• British Columbia won’t be following suit on Ontario’s ban on cellphone use in classrooms

  Students in B.C.'s classrooms are going to be able to keep their phones nearby.

  Education

  Mar 12, 2019