Smartphone bans hinder learning, while controlled use during breaks balances safety, digital literacy and student well-being.
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile Phones in Schools |
Smartphones banned on school grounds
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Restricted to break times
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Activist · Age 58
Raised in a mining town where his father lost his job to outsourcing, Ethan Thornton built a reputation as a union negotiator who never took a bribe, his working-class grit and unshakable integrity earning him loyalty among both workers and sceptics alike.
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
For: 177 / 240 seats (73.8%)
Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 25 | Yes | Technology evolves, and so should our rules. Banning devices entirely hurts digital literacy and learning efficiency. Trusting students with phone access during breaks strikes the right balance between personal liberty and cultivating responsibility. |
| Iron Pillars | 23 | No | Education does not need phones. |
| Labour Proposer | 65 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Conservative | 26 | No | This will ruin education! |
| Technocratic Union | 87 | Yes | A complete smartphone ban is unnecessarily restrictive. This can create digital literacy for the youth. |
For: 22 / 48 seats (45.8%)
Against: 19 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Yes | Technology evolves, and so should our rules. Banning devices entirely hurts digital literacy and learning efficiency. Trusting students with phone access during breaks strikes the right balance between personal liberty and cultivating responsibility. |
| Iron Pillars | 10 | No | Education does not need phones. |
| Labour Proposer | 5 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Conservative | 9 | No | This will ruin education! |
| Technocratic Union | 17 | Yes | A complete smartphone ban is unnecessarily restrictive. This can create digital literacy for the youth. |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pillars | 1 | No | No reason given |
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“A complete smartphone ban is unnecessarily restrictive. This can create digital literacy for the youth.”
“Education does not need phones.”
“Technology evolves, and so should our rules. Banning devices entirely hurts digital literacy and learning efficiency. Trusting students with phone access during breaks strikes the right balance between personal liberty and cultivating responsibility.”
“This will ruin education!”