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Netherlands to ban mobile phones from classrooms

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Phone" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/01/28/20190131-phone.jpg"/></figure></div><p>THE HAGUE - The Netherlands said Tuesday it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.</p><p>Mobiles, tablets and smartwatches are getting in the way of students&#x27; learning and will not be allowed in class from next year, the Dutch government said.</p><p>&quot;There is increasing evidence that mobile phones have a harmful effect during lessons&quot;, it said. &quot;Pupils are less able to concentrate and their performance suffers.&quot;</p><p>&quot;For this reason, mobile phones, as well as tablets and smartwatches, will no longer be allowed in classrooms from January 1, 2024.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/30/23/take-your-eyes-off-your-mobile-phone-says-inventor-50-years-on">Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on</a></li></ul><p>The government is asking school authorities to agree on internal rules with teachers, parents and pupils by October.</p><p>The country&#x27;s center-right coalition has not yet imposed a formal ban but says it reserves the right to do so after measuring progress next year.</p><p>Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf told parliament he hopes the move will usher in a &quot;cultural transformation&quot; and improve learning.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="752" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cwzGra-zw7I" title="Paggamit ng cellphone bago matulog, ano ang epekto? | ABS-CBN News" width="423"></iframe></div>

The Netherlands said Tuesday it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.