Aired on: Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
Restrictions to cell phone use in schools are being welcomed by the Lethbridge School Division.
On June 17, Alberta Minister of Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, announced that the province is establishing standards to restrict the use of personal mobile devices and social media during instructional time. The changes are aimed at reducing distractions and bullying while maximizing learning time and supporting mental health.
Lethbridge School Division Board Chair Allison Purcell says it is waiting for specific guidelines from the province for the restrictions which go into effect September 1. However, she expects local stakeholders will support the new standards, which will require schools to limit social media access and ensure devices are turned off during instructional time.
“They certainly sound reasonable in terms of what we've heard from our communities in regards to wanting and needing some type of restriction in place. How those will be implemented and what those pieces are we still need to figure out. We'll work together to ensure that something is in place obviously for September 1, and then we'll work together with our stakeholder community to be able to ensure that we get policy or procedure rights within our division,” says Purcell.
Purcell says the need for restriction on cell phone use in schools was something expressed by parents at the school division’s town hall back in February. She says the government has been working closely with school boards across the province to address the issue.
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