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A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden
Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to Sweden, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms
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- A digital reckoning against smartphones in schools has spread to SwedenABC News - 2026-06-09T11:30:06+00:00
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