Dutch Government Considers Nationwide Mobile Phone Ban in Schools
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Children in primary and secondary school would also not be allowed to take their phones to the schoolyard or the assembly hall during breaks. That is one of the measures the cabinet is proposing regarding children in the online world.
THE HAGUE (ANP) - Children in primary and secondary school would also not be allowed to take their phones to the schoolyard or the assembly hall during breaks. That is one of the measures the cabinet is proposing regarding children in the online world. From 2024, there will be a ban on phones in the...
Cabinet calls for stronger measures to protect children online, including possible social media age limit
The Cabinet wants primary and secondary schools to ban the use of mobile phones throughout the entire school as of January 1, 2027. Consequently, pupils will no longer be allowed to use their mobile phones during breaks, in the assembly hall, or on the school grounds. Currently, at many schools, students are only prohibited from bringing their phones into the classroom. This is one of the proposals from the so-called 'Strategy Letter on Childre…
THE HAGUE (ANP) - Children in primary and secondary school would also not be allowed to take their phones to the schoolyard or the assembly hall during breaks. That is one of the measures the cabinet is proposing regarding children in the online world. From 2024, there will be a ban on phones in the...
DUTCH GOVERNMENT WEIGHS NATIONWIDE SCHOOL PHONE BAN TO PROTECT CHILDREN
Mon 05 October 2026: According to broadcaster NOS on Monday, the Dutch Cabinet has urged primary and secondary schools to prohibit students from using mobile phones for the entire school day, including during breaks and anywhere on school grounds. Under the proposed measure, students would be required to keep their mobile phones away for the […]
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