Enforcement of the ban would be up to individual boards and schools
The Progressive Conservatives had proposed such a ban in their platform during last year’s election campaign.
“When the school day starts, the phones go off,” one senior government source said. “It’s about recognizing that a school is a learning environment.” About 97 per cent of respondents favoured some sort of restriction on phones in class, the sources said.Story continues below advertisementThe Toronto District School Board used to have a cellphone ban, but reversed it after four years to let teachers dictate what works best for their classrooms. The board has previously said that enforcing an outright ban was next to impossible, and said that to curb technology use would be to place limits on educational opportunities as well.
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