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Bolivia Begins the School Year with a Ban on the Use of Cell Phones in the Classroom
The cellphone ban applies to all ages in public and private schools to reduce distractions, part of new education policies by President Rodrigo Paz's administration.
- On Monday, Bolivia began implementing a nationwide classroom cellphone ban requiring students and teachers to keep phones in lockers or bags in public and private schools.
- Under Paz, officials drafted the measure after he took office in November following two decades of Movement Toward Socialism rule, aiming to improve connectivity.
- Connectivity remains limited with low internet speeds as Bolivia relies on the aging Chinese-built Tupac Katari satellite, and last year the Paz administration lifted a ban on foreign-owned internet satellite providers.
- Paz said he will provide connectivity so pupils can `download knowledge` but will not give students `Wi-Fi to watch movies` in Copacabana, Lake Titicaca.
- Viewed alongside recent satellite-policy changes, the ban marks a broader shift, with Brazil, France and South Korea already implementing similar school cellphone bans, and Paz's administration lifting a satellite provider ban last year.
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia inaugurated the school year on Monday with the prohibition of the use of cell phones in classes by students and teachers arranged by the government of President Rodrigo Paz, which at the same time promotes...
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