Mobile phone ban at Vienna's elementary schools: Start discussions about new rules!

Mobile phone ban at Vienna's elementary schools: Start discussions about new rules!

Wien, Österreich - The discussion about a ban on cell phones at Vienna's elementary schools picks up speed. Education City Councilor Christoph Return (NEOS) announced further talks for the coming week to specify the guidelines. "Cell phones are a real concentration killer," said return in the Ö1 morning journal and noted that it should not only be about elementary school students, but also about students up to 14 years. In Carinthia, a mobile phone ban has been in elementary schools since Thursday, while similar regulations are expected in Styria. In many other federal states, it is up to the schools how they deal with cell phone use, as oe24.at

Return also pleads for the introduction of so-called cell phone safes, in which the students can stow their devices during class. This could not only be a regulation for elementary schools; If the prohibition prove itself, it could also be expanded at middle schools. "Addiction to cell phone and social media is increasing massively, the cell phone is an attention killer," continued return. Various federal states appeal to the schools to create clear rules, such as Sn.at . The aim is a clearer structure for the use of mobile phones during class.

The topic is also hotly debated in other federal states. In Carinthia, the use of cell phones at elementary schools was already prohibited, while in Upper Austria and Lower Austria the schools are encouraged to create their own regulations. In Vorarlberg, the idea of ​​“cell phone garages” is already being implemented, while Tirol's educational councilor Cornelia Hagele does not consider a general ban to be sensible. However, a nationwide uniform regulation was considered sensible by many educational politicians to set uniform standards.