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Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus

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  • When did phones no longer become banned in school?

    • The bans in Dutch schools are not only during the lessons, which they always have been, but now fully during the school day, having to lock away the phones at the start of the day and unlock them at the end, meaning they canโ€™t have them during breaks either.

    • The ban has been in place since January 1, 2024

      • I don't remember phones being allowed in school ever

        • When I was a teenager you weren't allowed to have a phone in class, some schools you couldn't have one all day but that was a rule imposed by the individual school. I'm not sure it is a law but it is the government that decided they are be banned on all schools, so it's nationwide policy now.

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