Other countries have already taken this step: Smartphones are banned in schools in France and Italy. And in Germany, too, many teachers and parents would like to see consistent action taken against smartphones in the playground and classroom. This is because digital devices are blamed for many problems. For example, for a drop in school performance due to constant distraction, for a lack of social interaction among pupils or for increasing brutalization through violence-glorifying, radical or pornographic web content. We show what options schools still have apart from a total ban on smartphones.
