Helsinki adopts tougher rules on smartphone use in schools

SCHOOLS in Helsinki are set to adopt a tougher stance on the use of smartphones in classrooms.

Harri Korhonen, the head of general upper-secondary, vocational and liberal adult education at the City of Helsinki, revealed to Helsingin Sanomat on Tuesday that schools will be required to prohibit the disruptive use of smartphones in their codes of conduct and allow teachers to confiscate devices from any pupil or student violating the prohibition.