"School is the place where you learn, and it's the place where you communicate with other people,"
"We banned mobile phones in middle schools last school year, and we will undoubtedly extend this to high schools next school year. The education minister is currently looking into it,"
"starting at the beginning of the next school year."
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a nationwide ban on mobile phones in lycées to begin at the start of the 2026–2027 school year. The measure targets smartphone and screen addiction among adolescents and follows earlier mobile-phone restrictions. Phones have been legally banned in primary schools and collèges since 2018, though enforcement has been uneven. A Portable en pause scheme requiring students to leave phones at school entrances, in lockers, or in special pouches began in 2024 and expanded across collèges in 2025. Lycées currently enforce varying internal rules. The Élysée confirmed the ban is on the summer 2026 agenda.
Read at The Local France
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