In what can only be described as the most insane move of all time, Japan’s Saitama prefecture (analogous to a state or province elsewhere) will be banning cell phone use by students at most of its primary, middle, and high schools. If this doesn’t incite Japanese schoolgirl riots and widespread destruction, I don’t know what will.
Various reasons are cited, including studies linking cell phone with cancer, and social problems such as pervasive bullying on mobile social networks. To be honest, I’d like to see the policy implemented here in the States as well. Of course, if we had everything my way, we’d all be assigned a personal Pegasus at birth.
[via Treehugger]
Many school boards banned cellphone use at primary, middle, and high schools here in Canada. and I believe for many good reasons… so why so suprised they’ve done it in Japan?
In Germany that was done I think two years ago or so. Over here they claimed the existence of brutal and violent videos and pornography. Also no iPods or anything like that is allowed anymore. In general no electronical devices are allowed, at least not in Bavaria. I thin that’s quite weird, as technology is a part of the modern life. 21st century education can’t be done without 21st century technology.