Nidwalden decides on the mobile phone ban in schools
Switzerland
Mobile phone ban at schools: Now a first canton of tough is picking up
From the new school year, children and adolescents in the canton of Nidwalden are no longer allowed to use private cell phones, tablets and laptops on the school premises.
Nidwalden occupies a pioneering role – there is no uniform ban in any canton. The decision affects all learners and the primary and secondary schools of the canton. Exceptions should only be possible if the teacher allows use for teaching purposes or an emergency is available.
If you no longer want to see on break sites in the canton of Nidwalden: children with smartphones.
With the mobile phone ban, Nidwalden decides to measure that enjoys support nationwide in Switzerland. In a Sotomo survey last December, 82 percent of Swiss spoke in favor of such a ban.
Also an issue in other cantons
Cantonal guidelines for using the cell phone at schools were also an issue in other Central Switzerland cantons. The cantonal council Schwyz decided in February to forego a cantonal regulationBecause the schools would have the topic under control.
With similar arguments, the Lucerne government council also spoke out against a general ban on smartphone. Each school has its own needs, which could not cover a cantonal regulation, he explained to an inquiry from the cantonal council.
Also the Zug cantonal government does not want to become active. She declared a motion from the cantonal council that the existing legal foundations and disciplinary regulations were sufficient to ban smartphones during class. (Dab/Watson)
