Do we need a digital school uniform? Arguments for and against a smartphone ban in schools

A topic of discussion around the globe is whether smartphones should be banned from schools to provide better learning environments and to support in-person social interactions among children and adolescents. First, countries such as France and China recently established smartphone bans. In the present article we reflect on arguments for and against smartphone bans. We discuss whether a digital school uniform – meaning the same smartphone rules for all (a ban) – represents a timely intervention.