Macron Promulgates Phone Ban for Lycées

Overview

• The law was promulgated on Monday, August 24, keeping a national ban on mobile phones in lycées while the Conseil constitutionnel struck down the bill's separate under‑15 social‑media ban.
• The government says the phone ban "could" be effective from the start of the school year, but implementation requires each lycée to update its règlement intérieur before the rule can be enforced.
• School leaders, main teacher unions and parent groups warned that many establishments lack time for the required consultations and votes over the summer, so application at the rentrée will be uneven or delayed.
• The Education Ministry's vade‑mecum sets out graduated responses — from punishment and same‑day confiscation to possible disciplinary measures — and allows local exceptions for pedagogical use and students with disabilities.
• President Macron asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to redraft the censured social‑media provisions to address the Council's concerns, with the government aiming for a stabilized legal framework by next spring.