After marshmallow scandal, mayor proposes to ban phone in schools

After the case, when schoolchildren took off on the phone uglines in porridge in the school cafeteria, the mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Yuri Shalabayev proposed to develop a city position on the use of phones in schools - at classes, at breaks and in the dining room. The decision is planned to be formed in 2027.

According to the mayor, this is not about abandoning technology: the question is the appropriateness of their application. Research, which refers to the head of the city, show that gadgets during study reduce concentration, slow down reactions, interfere with the assimilation of material and do not have the best effect on vision and behavior. The mayor admits that there are experts advocating for phones in the school.

The Education Department has been instructed to start discussions with the teaching and parenting community. Opinions, according to the forecast of the mayor, will be divided, so it is necessary to study the arguments of all parties. Shalabayev is going to participate in the discussion personally.