#Mobile phone ban

Banning mobile phone use during school hours is intended to promote education and encourage creative use of break times, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday, the first day of ...

The education ministry announced on Tuesday that it was to begin enforcing legislation prohibiting the use of mobile phones in secondary schools. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), the ...

Only a handful of students turned out on Tuesday for a protest called by MEP Fidias Panayiotou against the ban on mobile phones in schools. Initially slated to begin at 1...

Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Monday called for a protest at Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square against the government’s ban of mobile phones from schools. He said ...

The use of mobile phones and other smart electronic devices by students has been banned in all high schools, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. While students are ...

Congratulations to Education Minister Athena Michaelidou for pursuing her decision to ban mobile phones from all public secondary schools. She had banned phones from primary schools and has now tabled ...

The stance of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights on the use of mobile phones in schools raises questions, with her agreeing to a ban in primary schools and a ...

The statement of the Child Commissioner to the House education committee during a debate on banning mobile phones in schools could not have failed to raise eyebrows among most parents ...

The use of mobile phones will be prohibited in high schools, including during breaks, according to Wednesday’s cabinet decision. However, the ban still has to be approved by the ...