Hold the Phone: What Parents and Students Should Know About Cellphone Bans This School Year

A number of jurisdictions have banned cellphone use in classrooms. Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyImages

Several provinces across Canada will implement cellphone bans in schools in September, but not all policies will be the same.

With each province in charge of its own education system, policies can differ across the country. Here is what governments in each jurisdiction have said about the upcoming school year and student cellphones.

Alberta

Alberta’s regulations say no personal mobile devices will be permitted during instruction time. Students are required to put their devices on silent mode and store them out of sight.