Mobile phone ban at schools: The fight against digital distraction!

Mobile phone ban at schools: The fight against digital distraction!

A new handymorium at schools is imminent in Austria: Education Minister Christoph Redoullowed (NEOS) has announced this week that the planned ban for the first eight school levels should come into force from mid -May. This initiative is supported by Gerald Brandtner by the Salzburg addiction prevention center "Akzente", which emphasizes that everything that reduces the cell phone use of young people is positive. The specialist makes it clear that many young people spend up to eight hours on their cell phones a day, which has a negative impact on their mental health. Currently, five percent of the young people have already been classified as highly mobile down, with increasing tendency, as Salzburg.ORF.at reported.

worrying figures for mobile phone use

The debate about the need for a mobile phone ban is also underpinned by alarming numbers: According to the Postbank Youth digital study, young people in Germany spend an average of 36.9 hours on the smartphone-that is over five hours a day. It is also alarming that almost half of the 11 to 17 year olds receive 237 notifications a day, of which 23 percent are received during school. These statistics suggest that the excessive use of social media such as TikTok and Instagram can lead to health problems, as an investigation by the health insurance company shows DAK health, that of Deutsches-schulportal.de .

The relevance of a mobile phone ban is also underlined by findings from the PISA study 2022, which shows that 15-year-olds are regularly interviewed about aspects of mobile phone use during class. While some schools are already thinking about the introduction of such prohibitions, there are still few scientific studies that analyze the immediate influence of a handymoratory on learning success. A study from England proves that schools with a mobile phone ban recorded a significant improvement in the test results, especially with low -performance students. This could indicate that such measures benefit those who have difficulty concentrating in the digital age.