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France to ban mobile phones in high schools September

8/25/2026

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President Emmanuel Macron is moving ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from September.
France’s Parliament approved the high-school phone ban in July.
The Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social-media ban but left the phone ban intact.
School-principal unions warn many high schools lack enforcement regulations at the start of term.
The Occitanie regional council estimates digital lockers cost about €40,000 for a 1,500-student high school.

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President Emmanuel Macron is moving ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from September.
France’s Parliament approved the high-school phone ban in July.
The Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social-media ban but left the phone ban intact.
School-principal unions warn many high schools lack enforcement regulations at the start of term.
The Occitanie regional council estimates digital lockers cost about €40,000 for a 1,500-student high school.