France to ban mobile phones in high schools
French authorities have approved a ban on mobile phone use in lycées (ages 15–18) and expect schools to put rules in place ahead of the September term, but education unions say rapid implementation will be difficult because schools must amend internal regulations, consult students and hold votes. Unions also note operational issues, such as reliance on phone apps for timetables, canteen badges and library access, hosted higher-education students and apprenticeship arrangements, and concerns about where to enforce the ban. Separately, the government is redrafting an under-15 social media ban after the constitutional council struck down the earlier law.
High schools must change rules to enforce a phone ban.
Context
France already banned phones in primary and middle schools. The constitutional council struck down an earlier social media ban. The government is rewriting the law and schools must change rules next.
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