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Canada’s New Brunswick cellphone ban: Students from kindergarten to Grade 8 won’t be allowed to use phones at school from...

With less than two weeks to go before the new school year, the New Brunswick government in Canada has announced a major change to how students can use personal devices in schools.

Starting in September, students from kindergarten through Grade 8 will not be allowed to use cellphones or personal mobile devices at school from the beginning to the end of the school day. High school students will initially have slightly different rules, but the restrictions will become stricter later in the school year, as per CBC News.

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