Saskatchewan limits cellphone use in schools

The Saskatchewan provincial authorities is limiting cellphone usage successful schools.

Starting successful nan upcoming 2024-25 schoolhouse year, cellphones will not beryllium allowed to beryllium utilized during people clip for students from kindergarten to Grade 12.

“Technology has its place, but excessively often, compartment phones are taking students’ attraction distant from what they should beryllium learning,” Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said.

“This caller argumentation will let students to beryllium much engaged pinch their teachers and focused connected learning nan skills and knowledge they request to scope their potential.”

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The authorities added that teachers for grades 9 to 12 tin activity exemption erstwhile cellphones are needed for a circumstantial acquisition purpose.

Exemptions for aesculapian aliases circumstantial learning accommodations will beryllium fixed based connected schoolhouse section procedures.