Since 2010, France has had a law on the books that prevented smartphone use during class hours but under new legislation, French students will be prohibited from using smartphones and tablets while at school. “The law, which was originally noted in President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign, was elevated to a matter of public health amidst concerns French youth has become super-connected.”1 This new law will completely forbid phone use between classes and even during meal times (schools will be allowed to make ‘pedagogical’ exceptions).
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There are those opposed to the ban but they were overruled as experts believe that excessive mobile phone use may be fuelling cyber-addiction, sleep disruption, and bullying.
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Today, approximately 90 percent of children in France aged between 12 and 17 have access to a smartphone.
