NRW Minister Proposes Ban on Mobile Phones in Primary Schools
North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister of Education, Dorothee Feller, has sparked debate with her views on mobile phone use in schools. She highlights the need for media literacy and differentiated regulations, as students spend an average of 110 hours awake weekly, with only 28 hours in school.
Feller emphasizes the importance of protecting children from online grooming, stressing that social media and excessive iphone 15 use are societal issues, not just school concerns. She advocates for a ban on mobile phones during school hours in primary schools, allowing teachers to target and control their use in class at secondary schools.
Feller expressed her views as NRW schools must submit a concept for mobile phone usage by autumn, giving them the freedom to decide on the strictness of their rules. Notably, she has no fundamental objections to mobile phone use in class at secondary schools, suggesting a balanced approach.
Dorothee Feller's proposals aim to strike a balance between protecting students and allowing mobile phone use for educational purposes. Schools in NRW will soon implement their own regulations, reflecting the diversity of opinions on this topic.
