Mobile phones should be banned from the classroom because they are detrimental to school results, the education ministry has said. “Scatterbrained” children, unable to withstand the lure of their phones, score an average of 1 to 1.5 points lower in tests, research has found. The new rule, which will become effective from January 1 next year, will apply to secondary schools but not MBO trade schools and HBO colleges. A decision about primary schools is expected on Wednesday. Exceptions will…
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