Meisch defends mobile phone ban in schools

Minister of Education Claude Meisch sees the smartphone ban on schools on the right track. There is no need for detailed instructions from the Ministry to deal with the devices, the DP Minister countered At RTL Criticism from many schools, that a clear line is missing. Teachers are likely to take the smartphones away from the students in class, says Meisch. Later, however, they would have to return the devices to the child or the respective parents. How exactly the ban should be implemented should not be prescribed.

The use of smartphones at primary schools and Maison’s relay has been banned since Tuesday. After the Pentecost holidays, the rules should also be tightened to Lyceen. The ministry currently has talks with the Directions of the Lyceen, the minister said.

Due to the reporting on the ban, fewer cell phones are already present in schools. However, tablets are still allowed for use in class. Meisch emphasized that it was a question of society as a whole to what extent children and adolescents should be protected from the dangers of the Internet. « To be on the smartphone for hours, as a child or teenager, that can no longer be good, » said the minister.