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Parents Launch Voluntary Smartphone‑Free Lower Grades at Wentorf Gymnasium

The experiment exposes how schools are making local rules on devices as national education policy remains unsettled.

Europe Tightens School Phone Rules: Sweden Tables Ban, Hesse Reports Early Gains, Austria Plans Trial

Germany's Digital Minister Opens Door to Social Media Age Limits for Children

Hamburg and Lower Saxony Direct Schools to Set Smartphone Rules Within a Year

Legal Bid to Force School Smartphone Ban Expands as Teen and Mother Join Case

Germany Splits on School Smartphone Policies as NRW Backs Local Rules and Saxony Prepares 2026 Ban

Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Ministers Reject Blanket School Smartphone Ban

Public Backs Tougher Youth Phone Rules in Germany as EU Law Complicates National Bans

New Survey Fuels German Push to Curb Phones in Schools as Sweden Sets 2026 Ban

Child Protection Groups Reject Social-Media Age Limits as Germany Weighs Stricter Rules

Berlin Upholds School Autonomy as Hamburg CDU Proposes Statewide Smartphone Ban

Bremen Schools to Enforce Full Smartphone Ban From August 14

Fathers File for Judicial Review to Force School Smartphone Ban

Bristol primary to ban smartphones from September after pupil’s phone logged 9,000 messages overnight

Bavaria Delays Tablet Introduction for Students Until Grade Eight

Germany Moves Toward Smartphone Bans in Schools as Federal Minister Proposes Nationwide Guidelines

Bremen to Enforce Smartphone Ban in Schools Starting June 1

Bavarian CSU Youth Pushes for Stricter Smartphone Ban in Schools

Rheinland-Pfalz Debates Statewide School Smartphone Ban as Hessen's Plan Advances

Germany's Smartphone Ban Debate Deepens as States Push Divergent Policies