Mobile phone ban ordered for schools in China to improve students’ focus on study and fight addiction to the Internet and games

Ministry of Education says students need written permission to take their mobile phones to school, and must hand them over during class time. Schools are urged to install pay phones and teachers are told not to assign homework using mobile phones. The ban appears to have broad support. — SCMP

Chinese authorities have banned the use of mobile phones in schools.

The country’s Ministry of Education said the ban, which applies to both primary and secondary schools, was designed to crack down on “Internet and games addictions” and help students focus their attention on study.