In July, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) issued a report recommending that mobile phones be banned in schools.. According to UNESCO, restrictions have been implemented in France, the United States, Finland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland and Mexico.
Restrictions have become tighter in recent years in Brazil, both at the initiative of schools themselves and based on city or state regulations.
In August, a traditional school in Salvador banned the use of devices in the classroom.
