France Readies High School Phone Ban for Next Month
The measure follows a July law and leaves enforcement details to each school after judges blocked a separate social media provision.
- On Monday, the French government announced it will implement a ban on mobile phones in high schools from the start of the new school year. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said President Emmanuel Macron "has decided to promulgate the law" establishing a "stable, consolidated and statutory legal framework."
- In July, the French parliament approved legislation banning social media access for children under 15 alongside the phone ban. Earlier this month, the Constitutional Council struck down the social media provision, though it did not rule on the separate phone restriction.
- France already prohibits mobile phone use in primary schools and middle schools attended by children aged 11 and 15. Individual high schools will determine how they implement the new mandate, mirroring the approach used in younger-grade institutions.
- Prime Minister Lecornu is drafting a new version of the social media legislation at Macron's request, as the president remains committed to barring children from apps such as TikTok despite the court's rejection of the under-15 age restriction.
- Macron intends to establish a stable legal framework protecting young people by next spring, when he is scheduled to leave office after serving the maximum two consecutive terms allowed in France.
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France to press ahead with high school phone ban from next month
The French government said on Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly. In July, France’s parliament approved legislation banning both social media access for children under 15 and mobile phone use in high schools. It is part of a push by President Emmanuel Macron for children to spend less time in front of screens, which t…
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In July, France's parliament approved legislation banning both social media access for children under 15 and mobile phone use in high schools. It is part of a push by President Emmanuel Macron for children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development. But earlier this month, the country's top court struck down the social media provision, dealing a blow to Macron. However the Constitutional Cou…
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