Cellphones won't be allowed to be used during class in the upcoming school year in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill speaks to members of the media after the release of the Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says students won’t be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year.
The move applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms.
Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says too often phones are taking students’ attention away from what they should be learning.
There are to be some exemptions for instructional purposes for high school classes, as well as for students with medical or learning needs.
Saskatchewan follows several other provinces that have moved to restrict cellphones in schools.
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