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Macron Bans Mobile Phone Use in High Schools From September

8/31/2026

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President Emmanuel Macron approved a ban on mobile phone use in high schools from September.
Education unions say high schools will struggle to enforce the ban by September.
Students rely on phone apps for timetables, canteen access and library borrowing.
The constitutional council struck down the under-15 social-media ban over definitions and privacy concerns.
Government is rewriting social-media law to meet council’s objections before Macron leaves office in May.

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President Emmanuel Macron approved a ban on mobile phone use in high schools from September.
Education unions say high schools will struggle to enforce the ban by September.
Students rely on phone apps for timetables, canteen access and library borrowing.
The constitutional council struck down the under-15 social-media ban over definitions and privacy concerns.
Government is rewriting social-media law to meet council’s objections before Macron leaves office in May.