Brazil will limit the use of mobile phones in classrooms

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This week a new law has entered into force in Brazil that will restrict students’ access to their mobile phones in schools. President Lula da Silva in January signed a bill that limits access to phones in the centers. These devices will be limited in classrooms and corridors, although they can continue to be used for educational purposes with the permission of a teacher, or in the event that students need them for accessibility and health reasons. The educational centers can establish their own guidelines, such as if students can save the phones in the backpacks or directly in assigned ticket offices or places.

Most of the 26 states of Brazil and approximately two thirds of all the centers of the country They had already applied some restrictions to the use of the phoneaccording to a survey conducted last year by the Brazilian Internet Management Committee. However, the authorities had difficulty applying them due to the different norms between states and schools.

One of the highest phone use rates

The Ministry of Education of Brazil said in a statement last Monday that the restriction aims to protect the mental and physical health of students and promote a more rational use of technology.

The Getulio Vargas Foundation, an important study center, said last May that Brazil had more smartphones than peoplewith 258 million devices for a population of 203 million Brazilians.

Local market researchers said last year that Brazilians spend 9 hours and 13 minutes per day in front of the screens, which is among the higher use rates in the world.

Mariana Waetge, a 13 -year -old student for sure, has a phone for five years. The fact of being forced to stay away from her device made her find new ways to interact with friends, He improved his concentration and even strengthened his relationship with his familydijo a The Associated Press.