Ontario is considering a “outright ban” on cellphones, along with tighter restrictions on social media and artificial intelligence use, in schools, the province’s education minister said.
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra said during an April 28 news conference that allowing students access to phones and social media at school has not been beneficial, adding that education ministers across Canada broadly agree on the issue.
“I think the evidence is becoming more and more clear that cellphone use in our schools—elementary and our secondary schools—anywhere on site, has become a problem,” he said.
Calandra said any potential ban would include exemptions for health-related needs where appropriate….