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The Dutch government wants to ban smartphones from schools, both during lessons and during break times (nltimes.nl)

submitted 3 days ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] gashead76@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My kid’s school has banned them. They must be kept in lockers or left at home. Mostly a good thing, but there’s been some issues with it in practice.

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[–] blackshirt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

The school still has phone numbers. If there's an emergency, those phones should be used.

I fail to see the need for a phone inside the school.

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[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 2 points 3 days ago

Like what? I feel like in my day there would've been some serious outbursts

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