Mobile phone ban at Bremen Schools: New start date is certain!

Mobile phone ban at Bremen Schools: New start date is certain!

The planned ban on mobile phone at Bremen schools will come into force later than originally announced. Instead of the originally set appointment on June 1, 2025, August 13, 2025, on time for the start of the new school year, is now planned. This shift is due to the pending approval of the staff council, which delays the legal liability of the decree. However, schools in Bremen have already been informed about the new regulations. The mobile phone ban affects both primary schools and secondary schools up to the 10th grade, in which cell phones have to be switched off on the school premises throughout the school day and not visibly kept. Exceptions, such as for medical reasons, are planned.

The decision for the mobile phone ban follows intensive discussions between the educational authority of Bremen, school management, pediatricians and educational experts. Senator Sascha Karolin Aulepp emphasizes that cell phones often bring more distraction in the school context. Numerous scientific studies document the negative effects of excessive smartphone use on the ability to learn, social development and health of children. A report by germanes-schulportal.de underlines this argument by indicating the growing use of smartphones among young people.

Current developments and comparisons

In Germany, the regulation for using it in schools is inconsistent because education is a matter of the country. Some federal states have already introduced bans or are planning them, especially for primary schools. In Bavaria, elementary school students are not allowed to use their mobile phones on the school premises; Older students can proceed depending on the decision of the schools. Similar regulations are planned in Brandenburg, Hesse, Saarland and Thuringia. In a total of around 30,000 schools in Germany, the regulations for mobile phone use vary.

The educational authority plans to decide to protect the well -being of the students and promote healthy habits. So far, there have been different cell phone use rules in many schools, which were often unclear and difficult to enforce. According to an analysis of mopo.de , the new ban could have far-reaching effects, especially in times when smartphones are becoming more and more a social problem.

studies and opinions

Another aspect is the fact that in many European countries cell phone bans have already been introduced in schools, for example in Finland, Denmark, England and the Netherlands. Studies from England show that schools with mobile phone bans have had significant improvements in the test results, especially with low -performance students. In such an environment, the Bremen ban could act as a pioneer.

Although some studies show positive effects of cell phone bans, research in this area remains inconsistent. A Swedish study from 2019, for example, did not find a positive effect of a cell phone ban, since the teaching design was already very digitized. This suggests that the successful implementation of such a ban depends on the specific design and enforcement, as the team of authors shows a recent review of 22 studies from twelve countries.

The coming months will show how the schools deal with the new rules and what effects the mobile phone ban on everyday school life and the learning conditions of the students will have. The contact person for media inquiries is Patricia Brandt, press spokeswoman for the senator for children and education.