Cellphone Ban

• New Brunswick child and youth advocate suggests schools be cellphone-free zones

  Kelly Lamrock told a legislative committee last week that cellphone use inhibits students' ability to analyze and make detailed arguments.

  Education

  Feb 20
  
• Nova Scotia students, officials weigh possibility of school cellphone bans

  Some students and officials in N.S. weighing out the pros and cons of banning cellphones in schools throughout the province, after Quebec and B.C. introduced policies to cut back.

  Education

  Feb 2
  
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• B.C. school bans cellphones during instructional time

  Teens at Langford's Belmont Secondary School have a choice, they can leave their phone in their bag or locker, or place it in a phone holder when they enter the classroom.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2023
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• Vermont man proposes bill to ban cellphones for anyone under 21

  A pro-gun Democratic state senator proposed the cellphone ban to make a point about new firearm laws in Vermont.

  Trending

  Jan 10, 2020
• Does banning cellphones help students focus? Experts are divided

  Cellphones are distracting our students, but some argue a ban may not be the best choice for Canadian schools.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 6, 2019
• New school year, no phones: West Island high school bans cellphones

  A letter sent to parents on Monday states that all cellphones must be turned off and put away in lockers upon entering the building.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2019
• ‘No tolerance’ road safety campaign launches as Toronto students head back to school

  Toronto police and city officials launch the "no tolerance" road safety campaign urging motorists to be extra cautious around school zones for the first day of school.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2019
• Cellphone ban to take effect for students in Ontario classrooms by November 2019

  The province said the restriction applies to the use of cellphones during instructional time at school, with some exceptions.

  Education

  Aug 29, 2019
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• Ontario students walk out of class over education changes

  School boards and teachers unions have warned that the government's planned increase in class sizes will result in thousands of teaching positions being lost over the four years that change is phased in.

  Education

  Apr 4, 2019
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• The risks and rewards of imposing a cellphone ban in Alberta classrooms

  Ontario's new ban on cellphones in classrooms is igniting a debate about the issue in Alberta.

  Education

  Mar 13, 2019