On the occasion of the start of the school year, Nicole Belloubet, Minister for National Education and Youth, has announced a trial in nearly 200 secondary schools: a total ban on mobile phones.
A measure with several objectives, the ministry hopes «preventing online violence, limiting screen time and enforcing rules governing the use of digital tools». In particular, he wishes to limit « the online harassment» as well as an effect on «pupils» results" in eliminating a source of distraction in the classroom.
Samuel Comblez, Director of 3018, responded to this new measure, «In general, the cyberbullying takes placeoutside school hours, when children use their smartphones or tablets at home, potentially out of sight of parents, but Any experiment is worth trying. And the fewer digital tools we have at our disposal, the less temptation there is to harass others and risk exposing ourselves.»
