French-speaking Belgium plans school cellphone ban

The ban is likely to include high school students, after the new government of Wallonia’s initial plan called for restricting cell phones only for kids up to the age of 15. — AP

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Belgium’s French-speaking region intends to ban mobile phones in schools starting next academic year to protect students from the negative effects of always being online, the region’s leaders said on Oct 2.

The ban is likely to include high school students, after the new government of Wallonia’s initial plan called for restricting cell phones only for kids up to the age of 15.