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始業から終業までの携帯電話禁止:学校はいかにして「つながり」を断つことなく「気の散り」を断っているのか

Bell-to-Bell Phone Bans: How Schools Are Cutting Distractions Without Cutting Connection

ニューヨーク州が学校でのスマホ使用を終日制限する法律を制定。米国36州や世界各国に広がるこの動きの背景と、注目される「自由と規律の新たなバランス」とは。
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The debate over smartphones in schools is no longer simply “phones: yes or no?” In New York, the biggest recent symbol of this shift, a statewide “bell-to-bell” policy was enacted in the FY2026 budget, requiring K-12 schools to block unsanctioned use of internet-enabled devices for the full school day. At the same time, the law tries to protect students’ real needs: schools must give parents a way to reach their children, and exemptions cover health care, emergencies, translation, caregiving situations, and devices required by an IEP or Section 504 plan. Schools also have flexibility to choose how devices are stored. (governor.ny.gov)

This approach is spreading fast. AP reported that by August 2025, 35 U.S. states had laws or rules limiting phones and other electronic devices in school; Wisconsin became the 36th state in October 2025, and New Jersey passed a statewide school-day restriction law in January 2026, with implementation set for the 2026-27 school year. The trend is global too: Brazil’s national restrictions took effect in February 2025, and Chile approved a law banning smartphones during class in elementary and middle schools starting with the 2026 school year. UNESCO has also reported that, by the end of 2023, 60 education systems had some kind of smartphone ban in law or policy. (apnews.com)

Why are schools doing this? Because many educators think phones are damaging attention. In U.S. public schools, 53% of school leaders said cellphone use hurt academic performance, while 73% said it harmed students’ attention span and 72% said it hurt mental health. Pew found that 72% of high school teachers see cellphone distraction as a major classroom problem. But the story is not one-sided: a Brookings survey released in January 2026 found that 98% of students already attend schools with phone restrictions, and 76% of teens said they preferred some limits during the school day. Yet Pew’s separate teen survey shows only 17% support a full-day ban, which suggests many students want limits, not total control. (nces.ed.gov)

So the new balance may be this: less distraction, but not zero freedom; more face-to-face learning, but not less safety. New York’s rules do not cover non-internet-enabled phones, and school-issued devices for learning remain allowed. In Michigan, supporters of a new classroom ban even pointed to simple flip phones as a way to ease parents’ worries. In other words, the goal is not to reject technology, but to put attention, human contact, and peace of mind back at the center of school life. (governor.ny.gov)

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