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Sweden to ban mobile phones in schools

High school students Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ocean Kilikasson and Melina Sallahi, from left, pose with a history textbook at Malmo Borgerskola High School in Malmo, Sweden, on May 21, 2026.

High school students Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ocean Kilikasson and Melina Sallahi, from left, pose with a history textbook at Malmo Borgerskola High School in Malmo, Sweden, on May 21, 2026. James Brooks/AP Hide title Change the title James Brooks/AP MALMÖ, Sweden — Sweden, a leader in the adoption of digital technology, is set to ban …

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Sweden is to ban mobile phones in schools, joining screens on student shelving

Sweden is to ban mobile phones in schools, joining screens on student shelving

MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a leader in the adoption of digital technology Mobile phones should be banned in schools Part of a broader, international turnaround that will begin in the fall for the next academic year Using screens in classrooms. Starting in 2023, the Scandinavian country’s center-right coalition government is pursuing …

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