French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force
Summary
French high schools are quickly working to enforce a ban on mobile phone use starting in September. President Macron supports this ban to reduce screen time among teenagers, after a related social media ban for children under 15 was rejected by France’s constitutional council.Key Facts
- The phone ban applies to lycées, where students are aged 15 to 18.
- Primary and middle schools in France already ban mobile phone use.
- Schools must change their internal rules to enforce the ban, which takes time and involves student consultation.
- Students often use phones for essential school tasks like checking timetables or entering the canteen.
- Some older students attend apprenticeships or higher education courses on high school campuses and also need phone access.
- There are questions about where the ban will apply—inside classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, or the entire school.
- President Macron’s proposed social media ban for under-15s was blocked due to constitutional concerns over freedom of expression and privacy.
- The government is rewriting the social media law to try to pass it before Macron leaves office in May.
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