The Netherlands will ban the use of mobile phones in classrooms to stop technology disrupting lessons, with the ban coming into effect from January next year, reports RTE.
Mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches are interfering with students’ learning and will not be allowed in lessons from next year, the Dutch government announced today.
“There is increasing evidence that mobile phones have a harmful effect during lessons. Pupils are less able to concentrate and their performance suffers. For this reason, mobile phones, as well as tablets and smartwatches, will no longer be allowed in classrooms from January 1 2024,” reports RTE.
The government is asking school authorities to agree internal rules with teachers, parents and students by October.
The country’s centre-right coalition has yet to issue a formal ban, but said it reserved the right to do so after assessing progress next year.
Education Minister Robert Dijkgraaf told parliament he hoped the move would spark a “cultural transformation” and improve learning, reports RTE.
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