Immediately after the new government took office, Minister Valditara spoke of the idea of banning cell phones during class lessons. When there are just a few days left before the break from lessons on the occasion of the Christmas holidays, the Ministry has issued a circular that governs the use of smartphones.
The Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, broadly resumes that of Fioroni and reiterates the ban on using cell phones during classexcept “with the consent of the teacher, for inclusive, educational and training purposes”.
“The interest of students, which we must protect, is to stay in the classroom to learn Being distracted with cell phones does not allow you to follow lessons profitably and is also a lack of respect for the figure of the teacher, to whom it is a priority restore authority. The common interest that I intend to pursue is that of a serious school, which puts learning and commitment back at the centre”. Attached to the circular is a recent fact-finding survey by the VII commission of the Senate on the “damaging effects that the careless use of electronic devices can have on concentration, memory, critical spirit of children” commented the holder of the dicastery, who however underlines how with the circular no disciplinary sanctions will be introduced for students who will not follow the rules, who are called “to a sense of responsibility” together with the principals.
