That it smartphones to school was not in the right place is something known and repeated in past ministerial circulars, dating back to 15 years ago, and also in the Statute of students of 1998. The Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara wanted to reiterate it in a new circular. There is not much different from the previous regulations, but these rules are often disregarded.
«The interest of male and female students, which we must protect, is to be 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 to 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. A recent fact-finding survey by the VII commission of the Senate has also highlighted the harmful effects that the careless use of electronic devices can have on concentration, memory and the critical spirit of young people. The school must be the place where the talents and creativity of young people are enhanced, not mortified with repeated abuse of mobile phones. With the circular, we are not introducing disciplinary sanctions, we are referring to a sense of responsibility. We also invite schools to ensure compliance with the rules in force and to promote, if necessary, more stringent additions to the regulations and educational co-responsibility pacts, to effectively prevent the improper use of these devices.
The only possibility to use smartphones, cell phones and other electronic devices is with the authorization of the teacher, and in compliance with the institute regulations, for educational, inclusive and training purposes.
There are no sanctions, but an invitation to respect the regulations and to create more stringent ones if necessary. According to a survey by Skuola.net, smartphones at school are already banned for 6 out of 10 high school students, but the bans are respected in only one out of seven cases. What to do then? “Leaving him at home wouldn’t be right because there are many other uses for the phone, from calling the parent to paying for bus passes on the app,” she says. Maria Angela Grassi National President of ANPE, national association of pedagogues, «However, we need to work on responsibility before setting limits and prohibitions. Kids should understand that it is possible to keep it switched off in the backpack, if they don’t then other measures are taken. We must always make people think and not impose».
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Source: Vanity Fair
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