From January, mobile phones will be banned at the Agrupamento de Escolas Raul Proença, in Caldas da Rainha, up to the 3rd cycle. This measure represents an extension of a ban that was already in place in the first cycles of the school.
The experience in the first cycles has been positive, according to the institution. Students have shown more interaction among themselves since the devices were banned, which suggests benefits in the students' school and social life.
With the ban reaching the 3rd cycle, new challenges arise for the school. This extension covers older students, who may be more resistant to the measure or have greater difficulties in giving up their electronic devices.
The Agrupamento de Escolas Raul Proença now faces the challenge of implementing this ban consistently with teenage students, in a context where the experience in previous cycles served as the basis for the decision to extend the measure.
