Overview
We heard feedback from parents and education partners on the role cellphones should play in Alberta elementary, junior high and senior high schools.
Get informed
Cellphones are an ever-present feature of our daily lives, and Alberta's classrooms are no exception. Cellphones can be used as research and learning tools, to stay up to date on practice or club schedules, and to keep in touch with family in case of emergency. But cellphones can also be a distraction within an educational environment and can sometimes be used inappropriately within a classroom or school.
In recent years, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia have all announced restrictions or bans on cellphone use in schools, with certain exceptions in place.
Input
Online survey
Parents, teachers and school staff shared feedback through an online survey between April 16 and May 3, 2024.
Stakeholder engagement
Education partners were invited to participate in both the online survey and virtual engagement sessions that took place in April 2024.
Outcomes
Your feedback helped inform Ministerial Order 014/2014 establishing the Standards for the Use of Personal Mobile Devices and Social Media in Schools.
News
- Limiting distractions in Alberta’s classrooms (June 17, 2024)