Schleswig-Holstein's Education Minister Karin Prien is calling for a ban on cell phone use in schools. The Netherlands, Great Britain and New Zealand have already planned to ban cell phones in class.
In Germany, however, schooling is a state matter, so uniform regulations are difficult. Prien: "The discipline of parents when using their own cell phone in the presence of their children is crucial for good development and better educational opportunities" The Netherlands and Great Britain are already trying to bancell phones from schools.