A student takes a photo on a smartphone after reading his exam results at a school in Paris. (Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images)When French students return to school in September, they’ll have to leave one of their most prized possessions at home — their smartphone. Even before the new policy was voted in, French law prohibited students from using their phones while class was in session. This isn’t the first French law designed to beat back the encroachment of digital technology in everyday life. They remain attached by a kind of electronic leash, like a dog,” Benoît Hamon, Socialist member of Parliament and former French education minister, told the BBC.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2018 13:52 UTC