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Around 80% of Swedish primary and middle schools already ban phones during class; national law requires students to surrender phones all day to support learning and mental health.
- On August 1st, schools will require students in Swedish primary and middle schools to hand in mobile phones at the start of the day and get them back at day's end.
- School principals already set bans in many places, with around 80 percent of Swedish primary and middle schools enforcing classroom bans and head teachers empowered to create patchy local rules; Mohamsson says national rules would standardise policies for all.
- Teachers could still make exceptions for instructional or special‑needs reasons, the plan expands disciplinary options to suspend disruptive students, and students who need remedial teaching would receive earlier special tests and small‑group support.
- Mohamsson framed the change as benefiting learning and mental health, while Forssmed said `Now it will be a phone-free zone all day.`
- Originally published on doc.afp.com, the report is part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange and credits photographer Bertrand Guay.
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In Sweden, mobile phones will be banned from all primary schools from the coming school year.
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Swedish government to ban mobile phones in primary schools
Sweden's government is pushing ahead with a plan to ban students using mobile phones at all primary schools from the start of the autumn semester. The ban will also apply to breaks, after-school care, and recreation activities.
Sweden's government wants to ban mobile phones from schools, which will apply from the new school year. In many schools, the mobile phone stop is already a reality.
Sweden plans to ban smartphones in primary and secondary schools to ensure children can concentrate on learning in the classroom, the government said on Wednesday.
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Sweden plans to ban mobile phones in schools
Sweden plans to ban mobile phones from primary and middle schools in order to ensure that children can focus on learning in the classroom, the government said on Wednesday.
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