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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

UN report recommends global ban on smartphones in schools

A new Unesco report calls for a global ban on smartphones in schools, arguing that they distract pupils, raise privacy concerns, and lead to cyberbullying, all without offering substantial benefits to learners.

The report — Technology in education — A tool on whose terms? — is based on the analysis of 200 education systems around the world.

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