There are still exceptions – ban on mobile phones: these rules apply in the classroom!

The use of smartphones has already been regulated or banned as part of school autonomy, most schools have already done that. However, he wanted to strengthen his back -school management and teachers with a clear national regulation, justified Minister of Education Christoph Return (Neos) in advance.

The ban on mobile phones should bring life back into classes during breaks, promote social skills and increase the ability to concentrate the children again. Shortly before the return, the Department had emphasized that the use of mobile phones falls into school autonomy and that a requirement from the ministry or the federal states was therefore not possible.

Special regulations possible
According to the new regulation, in which only technical details were changed compared to the design, the use of mobile phones is fundamentally forbidden during the entire stay at school and at all types of school events. In the case of Multi -Day activities such as sports weeks, “age -of -use use of the devices” must be made possible, for example, children and adolescents must be able to communicate with their parents in a defined time window.

It is planned that at the request of the teachers, for example, mobile phones can be used in the subject of basic subsidy, for safety on the network security or for the use of a digital dictionary or for checking facts, etc. in the classroom. Other user examples are the digital student – ID or digital maps or bus and city plans at school events that last a few days.

According to statements, the school partners can also “meet age and appropriate solutions”, for example by being permitted at certain times or for certain groups, in which there are no problems when dealing reasonably with the devices. Fixed exceptions apply to students who need the mobile phone for medical reasons (eg blood sugar measuring app for diabetics). The respective teacher decides whether laptops or tablets can be used for digital notch.

Teachers can remove the mobile phone from the mobile phone
The students themselves are responsible for the safety of their digital end devices, is held by the ministry. For example, the locker is usually considered safe custody and does not leave unattended in the school bag. In the case of violations of the rules for mobile phones, the teaching staff can also remove the devices to the students until the end of the school. In the case of repeated violations or problematic content (bullying, Islamist or pornographic content), the mobile phone can only be transferred to the legal guardians. If the mobile phone is damaged or lost after the acceptance, the damage will be replaced by the Republic.

If a school already has school autonomous regulations for the use of mobile phones, they can continue to exist- apart from passages that contradict the new regulations. In this case the house arrangements must be adjusted.

Green for age limit for use on social media
The greens support that the use of mobile phones in schools is limited. The real challenges were on social media, emphasized the youth Barbara Neßler. There young people would be confronted with “photos full of hatred, blood and fear” and girls with unhealthy body photos that start to hate their bodies.

If it is based on the greens, social media should therefore only be used from 16. There must be reliable age controls and clear rules to protect children for the platforms. “We have age limits for alcohol, cigarettes, gambling or films – but where children are on the road for hours.” The government must protect the children, she demanded.