Schoolchildren in France will have to leave their smartphones switched off or at home after lawmakers voted for a ban on Monday.
The ban which includes smartphones, tablets and other connected devices will apply to pupils up to the age of 15, but schools can decide individually whether to impose a partial or total ban on connected devices.
France Education Jean-Michel Blanquer said the earlier law didn’t apply across the board and lacked ‘teeth’, while the new law moves France into the 21st century.