Ontario will ban cellphones in elementary schools for the entire day, and during class time for middle and high school students, under new rules to start this September that are being touted as the toughest in Canada.
The changes will also force school boards to remove all access to social media websites from their networks, and report cards will be updated to include comments on students’ distraction levels.
Unless teachers want to use devices for learning, “when it comes to cellphones, our policy is ‘out of sight, out of mind,’ ” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in his announcement Sunday.
So how many cell phone confiscation assaults before this policy is quickly and quietly abandoned? Any bets?
“Give me my f—king phone, n—a!”
A student confronted & punched a teacher at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/pZr8UzVCwA
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) April 7, 2023
