Northern Swedish municipality of Luleå bans mobile phones in schools
- A general ban on mobile phones in elementary schools is being prepared by the government parties and the Sweden Democrats.
- At the same time, more and more Swedish schools are choosing to implement mobile bans on their own.
- ”I can understand not getting to use it in class, but during breaks one ought to be allowed”, says Måns Björklund at Residensskolan in Luleå.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Community committees allow Yukon First Nations to have more say over schools, CBC News
Greenland : University of Greenland’s new curriculum aims to up graduates for teaching roles, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Can cross-border cooperation help decolonize Sami-language education, Eye on the Arctic
