Ontario articles
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Ontario tightens rules on cellphone use, bans vaping in schools
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms.
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Ontario schools to reduce cell phone use, prohibit vaping
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Ontario’s Education Minister, Stephen Lecce, is implementing new rules to reduce cell phone use and prohibit vaping after seeing an “alarming rise” of distractions in classrooms. The new rules include restricting access to all social media platforms on school networks and devices, a move the government says is the first of its kind among Canadian […]
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Ontario to ban use of cellphones in school classrooms starting in September
Ontario is introducing a suite of measures that will crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools. The new rules will go into effect in the 2024-2025 academic year. As of September, students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will be asked to keep their phones on silent and out of sight for the entire day, unless permitted by an educator. Students between Grades 7 and 12 have a little more flexibility, with cellphones only banned during class time. If a student breaks the rules, their...