“Ontario’s students need to be able to focus on their learning — not their cellphones,” Education Minister Lisa Thompson said in a statement released early Tuesday. The proposed cellphone ban in public schools was part of Premier Doug Ford’s election platform. During this consultation we heard that 97 per cent of respondents support some form of a ban on cellphones. “Our government will be introducing a ban on cellphones in the classroom,” as Premier Doug Ford promised during last year’s election. “A cellphone ban would create issues around the care of personal devices that are confiscated, and the potential of escalating interactions with students.

Source: thestar March 12, 2019 12:02 UTC