Screen Time Shifts to School Laptops: Pilot Project Aims to Map Students' Digital Behavior

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Despite the smartphone ban at school, young people's screen time has not decreased. "Usage is shifting to school laptops," says Professor Lieven De Marez, "and we don't know what students are doing on them." Flemish Minister of Education Zuhal Demir (N-VA) therefore wants to launch pilot projects in a number of schools to teach students how to better handle their smartphones and laptops.

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Flemish Minister of Education Zuhal Demir wants to better arm young people against the addictive effects of social media. Her effort comes alongside the ban on social media for those under 13, which the Flemish government announced on Friday.