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Cellphones now banned in most Canadian classrooms
Description
September 3, 2024
Schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario have become the latest to ban cellphones in classrooms, bringing those provinces in line with most of the rest of Canada. Heather Yourex-West reports on how students are feeling about the new rules; and how Canada is catching up with many other countries.
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Cellphones now banned in most Canadian classrooms
Description
September 3, 2024
Schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario have become the latest to ban cellphones in classrooms, bringing those provinces in line with most of the rest of Canada. Heather Yourex-West reports on how students are feeling about the new rules; and how Canada is catching up with many other countries.
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