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CTV News
08-05-2025
- CTV News
Some students plan to stage walkout to protest Quebec's new cellphone ban in schools
FILE - A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) (Lea Suzuki/AP)
Toronto Sun
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high schools
The measure extends the ban to the entirety of the school day including during recess, and on school property. Published May 01, 2025 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 1 minute read An extended cellphone ban in Quebec schools comes after a recommendation last month in a report tabled by a special committee examining the effects of screen time on young people. Lea Suzuki/AP The Legault government will ban cellphones in all of the province's primary and secondary schools as of the new school year. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The news, first reported by Radio-Canada, has been confirmed by the Presse Canadienne. Cellphones have been banned from classrooms since January 2024. The new measure extends the ban to the entirety of the school day including during recess, and on school property. Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville will officially announce the measure later Thursday. The extended ban comes after a recommendation last month in a report tabled by a special committee examining the effects of screen time on young people. Drainville welcomed the report with 'a lot of interest and a lot of openness.' Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Toronto & GTA Ontario NFL
Yomiuri Shimbun
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
New York Lawmakers Agree on Plan for ‘Bell-to-Bell' School Cellphone Ban
Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state would ban cellphones in public schools 'bell to bell' beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. 'We've protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we're protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their attention,' Hochul said in announcing the plan as part of a tentative budget agreement with state lawmakers. Hochul, a Democrat, did not immediately detail plans for the ban. Her office has previously said that schools would have some flexibility over how to implement it, with districts deciding how to store students' devices during the school day. There would be exemptions for students who need access for medical reasons, to help with learning disabilities or because they don't speak fluent English, she has said. If approved, New York would join at least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — that have enacted measures banning or restricting students' use of cellphones in schools. Nationally, most schools say they prohibit cellphone use except for academic purposes, but educators say the rules are difficult to enforce when students are allowed to have the devices in hallways and at lunch. 'Bell-to-bell' bans like the one Hochul described are meant to remove the distraction altogether by restricting access during school hours, often over the objection of parents who say they want to be able to reach their kids during emergency situations. New York City, which has the largest school district in the country, last year abandoned discussions for a cellphone ban because of parent concerns. Lawmakers are expected to begin voting on the $254 billion state budget this week.
