Ontario Cracking Down on Cellphone Use and Banning Vaping in Schools

The government has unveiled Canada’s most comprehensive restrictions on cellphones and the outright ban on vaping and cannabis products in Ontario schools. These new changes will reduce distractions in classrooms through enhanced education and enforcement while improving the mental and physical health of children. 

For the first time ever, there will be zero-tolerance for vapes and cannabis, along with tobacco, nicotine, alcohol, or illegal drugs in Ontario schools. These items will be surrendered along withimmediate parental notification.

The new default in classrooms is simple: no cellphones in class – unless otherwise permitted by educators. If the educator sees a personal mobile device that is not stored out of view, the device must be handed in for the instructional period and placed by the student in a storage area in the classroom. We have alsoimplemented new restrictions on grades K-6 –no cellphone usage during the full instructional school day. All this iscomplemented with up to $17.5M in new funding to support the needs of students, parents, and staff. 

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En: Ontario Cracking Down

Fr: L’Ontario passe à l’action