Cellphone Ban
High School on Montreal’s West Island Bans Cellphone Use on School Property
[Image: CBC News] According to a new policy restricting cellphone use emailed to parents earlier this week, students at St. Thomas High School on Montreal's West Island can no longer use their phones on school property, even during recess and lunch. The policy requires all students to turn off their phones and put them in their lockers...
Ontario to Restrict Cellphone Use in Classrooms Starting November 4
Earlier this year, the Government of Ontario announced that a province-wide ban on cellphones in the classroom is coming soon and today, Ontario's Minister of Education has confirmed that the use of cellphones and other personal mobile devices in classrooms will be restricted starting November 4, 2019. The restriction will apply to instructional time at school, although...
Province-wide Ban on Cellphones in the Classroom Coming Soon to Ontario
According to the Government of Ontario's new vision for 'Education that Works for You’ announced today by the Minister of Education Lisa Thompson, a province-wide ban on cellphones in the classroom is coming soon to Ontario. It was previously reported earlier this week the province was set to ban cellphones in the classroom and now Ontario has...
Central Middle School in Victoria Bans Cellphone Use
Central Middle School, located in the Greater Victoria School District, has a virtual ban of all cellphone use at the school already in effect. In a statement, Central principal Topher Macintosh: “It’s sort of surreal — you come into the building and there are no phones around.” Macintosh noted that there has only been two […]