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The Dutch government wants to ban smartphones from schools, both during lessons and during break times
nltimes.nl/2026/10/05/dutch-government-completely-ban-smartphones-schools
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
I fail to see a downside.
/Me works in a school
Replying to @BenM2023@lemmy.world
I have/had ADHD and when they allowed phones/pdas with notes and reminder apps for the first time, i finally started remembering what was assigned for homework. paper planners simply didn’t work for me.
Replying to @buffalobuffalo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
So you get a permissions slip to say you can use one.
They cause far more upset and disturbance both in lessons and at break/lunch to allow their unregulated use.
The fallout for fights staged for snapchat is far more time consumng for staff than administering/policing special cases.
Replying to @BenM2023@lemmy.world
i agree about phones being a terrible idea to allow in schools in (current year).
But also you know teachers are just going to say “no” to a student asking for a permissions slip. Some of my teachers were not lax about phone usage, and those tended to be the classes where I consistently forgot what homework was due. Partial exceptions are only partially useful.
Replying to @buffalobuffalo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
you don’t request the permission from the teacher though. It’s a school policy and a teacher likely cannot overrule it anyway. you request the permission from the principal or the school psychologist, or whoever deals with kids special needs.