Soon, many 麻豆传媒映画students will have to keep their phones silent and out of sight for the entire school day.
The 麻豆传媒映画School Board (VSB) passed a motion Monday, June 12 requiring kindergarten to grade seven students to keep personal digital devices "on silent and out of sight" for the entire school day to "promote a focused learning environment."
Students may use their devices if they "get explicit permission from an educator."
The motion also directs the Superintendent to create a group of rights holders, district stakeholders, district leaders, and school leaders to "discuss lessons learned, share best practices to restrict student personal digital device use at school, promote online safety and support focused learning environments, and propose changes to Codes of Conduct as needed during the 2024-2025 school year."
The new rules are slated to commence on July 1.
In January, the B.C. government said it would start working with schools to restrict cell phone use in classrooms by the start of the next school year. It also planned to remove predatory images from the internet used for cyberbullying and extortion.
麻豆传媒映画parents react to new policy barring cell phones in schools
Many people questioned why children even need to have phones. A local parent with a child in grade five says none of her son's friends have phones.
What kids have cellphones at this age?!! Mine’s going into grade 5 and none of his friend’s have phones! I think the older kids are more the issue, no?
— Jules 馃尰馃嚭馃嚘馃挋馃挍 (@Jules_bc2)
Many locals expressed overwhelming relief that the devices were banned, questioning why they were "ever allowed in the classroom."
"Finally, some common sense!" wrote Alexis Dawn Fox.
I'm still trying to figure out why they were ever allowed in the classroom in the first place? Finally, some common sense!
— Alexis Dawn Fox 馃惐鉂ゐ煆�鈾�锔忦煇娥煃佛煃吼煉� (@Nekosmom)
Several other individuals said they were "waiting for the highschool ban."
Waiting for the high school ban……..
— RMAC (@Roy018050462238)
What about secondary schools?
— K (@K202424)
Glyn Bough noted that the students entering high school will create larger problems once they regain access to devices.
And when they get them back in grade 8 the novelty of having them will cause high schools no end of problems.
— Glyn Bough (@GlynBough)
User Salty Duke commented how "Kids are seriously addicted to their phones" and would likely have "meltdowns."
Interested to see how this turns out. Kids are seriously addicted to their phones...it's a serious issue. The meltdowns are going to be epic.
— Salty Duke (@the_salty_duke)
Some parents feel it will be difficult to implement and properly monitor.
good luck implementing it
— yi 馃椏馃嚚馃嚘 (@BrazenNumberYi)
With files from the Canadian Press
