Canadian province of Ontario to ban cellphones in class from September
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E-mail Xinhua, March 13, 2019
Cellphones will be banned in all elementary and secondary school classrooms in the Canadian province of Ontario during instructional time from September, said Ontario Education Minister Lisa Thompson Tuesday.
In a statement, Thompson said Ontario's students need to be able to focus on their learning, not their cellphones.
"By banning cellphone use that distracts from learning, we are helping students to focus on acquiring the foundational skills they need, like reading, writing and math," she added.
However, exceptions will be made when teachers want to use cellphones as part of their lesson, for medical reasons and students with special needs.
The Ontario provincial government conducted consultations on the cellphone ban last year, with 97 percent of respondents favoring some sort of restriction on phones in class, according to Thompson.
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