Phones Banned in Russian Classrooms from Sept 1
Use of phones in class will be banned across the country. As of September 1, a decree by the Ministry of Education and Science in Russia will come into force, prohibiting students from using smartphones during lessons and allowing teachers to grade behavior.
Consensus
- A ban on using mobile phones during lessons will take effect in Russian schools on September 1, 2026.
- The ban is based on a new order from the Ministry of Education (Order No. 316).
- Exceptions to the ban are allowed only in cases of threat to life or health, or other emergencies.
- The use of mobile phones during breaks will be regulated by individual school rules.
- The new rule is consistent with a federal law passed in 2023.
- The Ministry of Education has issued a directive to implement the ban nationwide.
Points of divergence
- Ten schools in each region of Russia will pilot a behavior grading system starting September 1, 2026. The three-tier system (exemplary, acceptable, unacceptable) will be fully implemented in all schools by September 2027. — tg_tvrain
- The new order is a response to Federal Law No. 618-FZ signed by President Vladimir Putin in 2023, which established the legal basis for the ban. — fontanka
- Schools will replace bell sounds with songs by Maidanov starting September 1. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Minister of Education reminded about ban on mobile phones in lessons starting September 1 — Интерфакс
- Starting in September, behavior grades will be introduced in ten schools in each region of Russia. Using phones in class will be banned... — Дождь (Telegram)
- From September 1, schools will ban the use of phones during lessons — Фонтанка
- Phones will be banned from use in lessons in all Russian schools starting September 1 — Новости Москвы
- Ministry of Education: Starting September 1, students will be banned from using phones in class — Коммерсантъ
- Schools will be banned from using phones in lessons starting September 1 in Russia — РИАМО
- Ban on phone use during lessons will take effect September 1 — Вести
- Kravtsov: Schoolchildren will be banned from using phones in class starting September 1 — Вечерняя Москва