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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by exDM69 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @03:49AM (#15912968)
Cyberbullying is another big motivator for banning mobile phones. Perhaps even bigger than the distraction aspect.

It's also frustrating for teachers when bullying is happening online, outside of school hours but it still takes place between students in the classroom. It should not be the teacher's business but it obviously impacts schoolwork in the classroom.

I think this is a smart move unless someone can show a study that's showing positive impact from using smartphones in schools.

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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by zxd1098 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:31AM (#15915251)
Right, protect kids from the world so they don’t know how to handle bullying as an adult.
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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by scott_karana on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:38PM (#15915781)
This ban doesn't protect them from regular in-person bullying.

Just crowd-sourced, Internet scale bullying.

Ever had your photo released mockingly, and been laughed at by an entire school? Or even millions?

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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by clu3l355 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @04:06PM (#15917655)
How does a phone ban stop this from happening? Not to mention the challenge of actually enforcing it. I suspect the kids who want to take pictures of others and upload them mockingly will still do it.
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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by scott_karana on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:30AM (#15920355)
True, but it does make it much harder to do while at school (if enforced passably), which is likely when much of it occurs already.
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