Stefan Löfven: Let schools dispose mobiles – Swedish Radio

Prime Minister Stephen Löfven want the schools to receive dispose of mobiles in classrooms as a preventive measure, not the teaching will be disrupted. He refers to a study showing that cell phones in the classroom
are bad for the students.

– In the classes where you do not have mobiles more students learn more. In addition, students perform worse comes even worse in classes where there are mobiles with them. They will be better in classes where it is peaceful and quiet, says Stefan Löfven

Today, schools – under the Education Act – just right to dispose of cell phones on them disrupt order. Education Minister Gustav Fridolin has previously spoken of clearer rules regarding mobile phones in the classrooms.

Stefan Löfven now refers to a study at the London School of Economics said prove mobiles harmful effect on teaching. He says that now he only wants to give schools the chance to discuss the mobiles being or not being in the classroom. If this does not help, he wants to tighten the rules:

– It is reasonable that if we do not come to a situation where we have to order, and we have many descriptions in the media where you think it has been much concern, not least because of mobile phones. There should be a focus on school, focus on learning, says Stefan Löfven.

Social Democrat congress last weekend decided on an evenly distributed parental insurance. But according Löfven will in the long term. But when the government broke with the Left Party for a third earmarked month of parental insurance, was promised the Left even a bill on parental insurance later in the term.

The Left hoped in even more earmarked months. But it says Löfven today that it will not be.

– I have said that I think it is important that we take in what parents think, that we implement proposals that have legitimacy and understanding also says Stefan Löfven.

Monica Saarinen
monica.saarinen@sverigesradio.se