Singapore to toughen ban on smartphones in schools

Singapore will impose a stricter ban on smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting January, its education ministry said, part of a global push to combat digital distractions.

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Current guidelines in the city-state -- one of the world’s most digitally connected populations -- bar secondary school students from using their devices in the classroom.

This will be broadened to include non-lesson time, with students required to keep phones in designated storage areas such as lockers or school bags during school hours.