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While some European countries, namely France, Italy, the UK, and the Netherlands, have totally banned the use of mobile phones in schools, there is still no clear consensus on this issue in Czechia. At the moment, each school decides for itself which position to take, without a coordinated approach from the government or the Czech School Inspectorate. Some schools allow them to be used in class, others only during breaks. But some have started to take a more radical approach.
The town of Vsetín in the Zlín Region is introducing a ban on using mobile phones in primary schools from September.
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Author: Anna Fodor