Denmark plans to ban mobile phones in schools following a government commission's recommendations. The law aims to protect children aged 7-17 from distractions and promote healthier educational environments. This significant policy shift comes after increasing concerns about children’s digital engagement reported by a commission set up to address young people's wellbeing. The ban applies to all folkeskole schools and after-school clubs, emphasizing the need for a balance between digital and analogue life. Exceptions may be made for children with special educational needs, but the overall goal is to refocus schools as places of learning and reflection.
There is a need to reclaim the school as an educational space, where there is room for reflection and where it is not an extension of the teenage bedroom.
Suddenly, screens were everywhere in school, and it was only afterwards that we started discussing the consequences.
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