Key points
- A draft law banning gadgets in schools has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
- The use of smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches during lessons would be prohibited.
- Devices would be allowed only for educational and medical purposes.
- The bill aims to reduce distractions and increase respect for teachers.
- Similar restrictions are already successfully applied in the Netherlands, Denmark, and other countries.
A draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada that proposes banning the use of smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches during lessons.
The purpose of the bill is to reduce student distractions during the learning process and address related issues caused by gadgets.
The author of the draft law, Member of Parliament Heorhiy Mazurashu, noted that similar restrictions are already effectively implemented in the Netherlands, Denmark, and other countries.
Device use would be allowed only for educational and medical needs.
The MP stated that passing the law would help increase respect for teachers and encourage student focus, reducing distractions and other negative effects of gadget use in the classroom.
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