For successful school phone bans, school administrators and parents need to support teachers

It’s easy for governments to make big policy announcements, and more difficult to change what happens in thousands of classrooms and schools. (Shutterstock)

As students return to class across the country, they will be confronting a new reality as most Canadian provinces have introduced restrictions on cellphone use at school.

One of the primary reasons for these restrictions is increased recognition that phones are distracting students and impeding their ability to learn.