Denmark Announces Plans To Ban Smartphones At Schools

Be a Good Parent and Take Away Your Child’s Smartphone

Actress, mother of two, and school activist Sophie Winkleman began her recent address on children at the 2025 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference in London by describing a recent scene from a packed London bus. Standing over a young man and a young woman, both intent on their smartphones, Winkleman noticed that each was on a dating

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Jenny Gilruth was asked to enforce a blanket ban on phones by Pam Gosal MSP - saying new guidance handing the decision to individual schools was “failing” pupils.

Denmark will ban mobile phones in schools on the recommendation of a government commission. The Commission also noted in its recommendations that children under the age of 13 should not have their mobile phone or tablet at all.

The Danish government has listened to a committee that says that children under the age of 13 should not have their own smartphones or tablets at school.

Denmark announces plan to ban smartphones at schools

COPENHAGEN: Smartphones will be banned at schools under new legislation proposed in Denmark, the education minister announced Tuesday.“We have decided to give the government’s support to...

Young people in Denmark are not supposed to look at their mobile phones during classes or breaks. The government is planning a nationwide ban, some schools are already banning gadgets.