Several cantons have tightened rules on smartphones in schools, although experts warn against simple solutions.
In many schools, pupils’ smartphones have to spend the day in boxes like these.
Keystone / Christian Beutler
A growing number of Swiss cantons are banning smartphones from schools amid concerns about their impact on concentration and social interaction. Yet the people who stand in classrooms every day are not convinced that blanket bans are the right solution.
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