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Is Phones in Schools banned in your country?
The 2026 map of where Phones in Schools is banned or restricted, aired Oct 8, 2026.
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Banned in 38 countries
Banned in class at every school level since September 2025.
Phones stay in bags all day. Get caught: one-day suspension.
Phones are handed in at the door and returned after classes.
Banned all school day up to 8th grade since May 2025.
No phones at all in primary; locked away in secondary lessons.
Banned in lessons for ages 7 to 16 since August 2025.
By law every public school must be phone-free since August 2026.
Phones are collected every morning since August 2026.
Banned in lessons and breaks in grades 1-8 since September 2026.
Banned all school day for grades 1 to 9 since June 2026.
No phones anywhere in primary schools, even at breaks, since 2026.
Phones locked away all school day since September 2026.
Phones away all day, breaks and lunch included, since 2024.
No phones or smartwatches all school day, recess included.
A 2024 law bans phones in lessons, and parents can be fined.
Phones go in boxes before every lesson since September 2025.
Pupils can't keep phones in class, and teachers can't use them either.
Banned all day in elementary and middle schools since Sept 2026.
Banned in classrooms nationwide since February 2026.
Banned in class for pupils and teachers alike since February 2026.
Grade 10 and below can't even bring a phone to school.
Phones stay off and stored all school day since the third term.
A ministry circular bars pupils from bringing phones to school.
By law, no phones during school activities, public or private.
Banned during class hours, for pupils and teachers, since 2026.
Phones are switched off and stored before every lesson.
Phones go in boxes until class ends, smartwatches too.
A 2023 law bans phones in class up to 8th grade.
Banned in class by one national school rulebook since Sept 2026.
Phones banned during lessons in every school, teachers included.
Phones caught at school are confiscated for a month.
Banned in every school, public and private, since October 2025.
Banned in primary and middle schools by law since 2018.
A federal law bans phones in lessons since September 2024.
Phones need a parent's written request, and never enter class.
Banned in every school, preschool to 12th grade, since March 2026.
Banned even at recess, in every school, public and private.
A national law bans phones in class at every school since March 2026.
Everywhere not listed here, Phones in Schools is allowed.
Restricted in 7 countries
Out of classrooms nationwide, but by agreement, not by law.
Banned in primary schools; secondary schools only must restrict.
Banned up to 6th grade; 7th to 9th grade from January 2027.
Banned all day in primary and middle school from 3 November 2026.
A national circular restricts phones in class, but it is not a ban.
Limited all day in secondary schools; no national rule for primary.
A phone-free rule for compulsory schools was signed in Aug 2026.
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