Much as is pains me to say it but sometimes I do admire the French and their resolve. They've banned the burqa of course a while back and now are taking steps to reverse the addiction of their schoolchildren to using mobile phones every minute of the day.
"Phone ban in French schools: French children up to the age of 15 are to be banned by law from using mobile phones anywhere in school grounds – including at break times – from September. French children are already banned from using phones in the classroom under legislation passed in 2010. The new, more wideranging law – which was passed by MPS last week and is expected to be approved by the senate – is aimed at improving pupils’ concentration; stopping them from playing on phones during lessons; helping to prevent cyberbullying, the sharing of pornographic images, and sexting. President Macron had made introducing a “detox” law, to ween children off their screens, one of his campaign pledges. However, it will now be up to individual schools to work out how to enforce the ban: critics have warned that because teachers have no legal right to confiscate phones, this could be difficult." (The Week)
