Schools in Hanoi tighten control over students' use of cell phones in the classroom.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just sent a document to heads of education and training departments, directors of vocational education and continuing education centers, and principals of affiliated schools requesting them to improve the effectiveness of managing the use of mobile phones and broadcasting and receiving devices in schools.

According to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, the use of mobile phones and broadcasting and receiving devices in schools currently shows many shortcomings, limitations, and impacts on the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning at educational institutions in the city.

To overcome this situation, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training requests that school principals and teachers, vocational education and continuing education centers strictly implement regulations on the use of mobile phones, receiving and broadcasting devices in schools in Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BGDDT and Official Dispatch No. 5512/BGDDT-GDTrH issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Depending on actual conditions, the school board and teachers manage students' phones and receiving and broadcasting devices before the first class (manage by class) and return phones and receiving and broadcasting devices to students after school and class. In classes that require the use of mobile phones and receiving and broadcasting devices and are permitted by teachers, students are allowed to bring mobile phones and receiving and broadcasting devices into the classroom for use.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training recommends that parents work with schools and teachers to encourage, remind, and manage students to use mobile phones and other receiving and broadcasting devices for the right purposes and according to regulations at school and in the classroom.

Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training on promulgating the Charter of junior high schools, high schools and multi-level general schools stipulates: "Students are not allowed to use mobile phones or other devices while studying in class that are not used for learning and are not permitted by teachers";

Official dispatch No. 5512/BGDĐT-GDTrH of the Ministry of Education and Training on the development and implementation of the school's educational plan states: "It is not mandatory for students to be equipped with mobile phones for learning purposes. Allowing students to use mobile phones in the classroom to support learning activities is decided by the teacher directly teaching the subject; the teacher will provide specific instructions in the activities designed in the Lesson Plan so that all students are not required to have a phone to use and ensure that the requirements are consistent with the learning content. Teachers will specifically notify students that they are only allowed to use their phones as a device to support learning activities and what students are not allowed to do when using their phones in class, during class time."

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