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Chilean school could offer the world a smartphone ban blueprint
The use of smartphones by schoolchildren and in classrooms has been a subject of considerable debate worldwide. Photo: People Images/Shutterstock
A little-known public school in Santiago’s wealthy Lo Barnechea district has become the focus of local, national and even international attention. Three weeks ago, the Bicentenario school introduced a policy banning cellphones on its premises, locking them in portable signal-blocking cases that can only be opened once classes end for the day.
The test case is unprecedented in Chile, though similar experiments have been tried elsewhere as part of a broader push to promote face-to-face interaction, sustained focus and other basic skills many believe have been eroded by the digital era…
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