The city authorities of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan state in central China, banned the usage of mobile phones by students in primary and secondary schools. This is the first case in the country.
On Friday, December 27, 2024, members of the local city council decided to tighten the restrictions on the usage of mobile phones by students, and the decision came into force immediately.
According to the decision of the Standing Committee of the People's legislature of Zhengzhou, schools are required to strictly restrict students' ability to carry telephones to campuses and "No telephones should be brought to classrooms unless for teaching purposesIt’s okay. ”
‘If students gotta bring their phones to school, their parents or guardians should submit a written application to school“ It’s in the decision. ” ‘Student phones allowed on campus should be kept by the school administrationIt’s okay. ”
The prohibition applies to all primary, secondary and secondary vocational schools in Zhengzhou.
Schools are besides required to install public telephones in their area so that students can contact their parents if necessary.
Meanwhile, parents should regulate the usage of phones by their children after school to “prevent or correct students’ dependence on telephone and net as early as possibleIt’s okay. ”
A spokesperson for Zhengzhou authorities told local media that the decision was intended to find the obligations of the government, schools and parents to regulate the usage of telephones by students.
In October 2024 regulations were passed in the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong state regulating the usage of mobile phones in primary and secondary schools.
These provisions require schools in Guangzhou to centrally manage the usage of mobile phones in their territory, and parents to regulate the usage of phones by their children after school.
However, it gives schools more flexibility, saying that "they may prohibit students from bringing digital devices to or utilizing them at school” and that “schools may lay down their own rules on digital devices based on legal provisions and their own circumstantial circumstances.It’s okay. ”
The local legislators' moves came after the Ministry of Education issued a directive in early 2021 according to which phones are "General“ prohibited on school campuses. This besides required schools to include telephone management in the regular administrative framework.
The Ministry stated that the directive was intended to defend the sight of students, encourage them to focus on learning, prevent dependence on the net and digital games and improve their health.
The Directive besides calls on schools to make alternate ways of communicating with students and their parents, specified as public telephones installed in schools and integrating the functions of connections with student recognition cards.
According to the directive, education ministries are besides not allowed to ask home work by telephone or to ask students to do homework by telephone.
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