In Brazil, students were forbidden to use mobile phones in schools. Exceptions include educational goals or emergency cases.
The bill is approved by the Congress of the country. He will gain the power of the law after the approval by the President of Brazil Luis Inasiu Lula da Silva.
It is noted that this measure is accepted to protect the mental and physical health of children and adolescents. In addition, Brazilian lawmakers believe that the use of mobile phones is harmful to the educational process.
More than half of Brazilian children aged 10 to 13 years have a mobile phone. This follows from the results of an unrealistic study conducted in the country.
For the age group of 14-17 years, this indicator was 87.6 percent.
A survey conducted in Brazil Instituto Locomotiva and QUESTIONPRO showed that 82 percent of adults believe that the use of mobile phones in schools should be prohibited.