Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 24, 2026 · 232 words · By Christina Molle

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What to know about Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term

The ban on mobile phones in secondary schools "could take effect from the start of term next week", government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced.

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What happened

The ban on mobile phones in secondary schools "could take effect from the start of term next week", government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced.

Why it matters

Mobile phones will indeed be banned in all high schools nationwide from the start of the new school year.

Common ground

Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on Monday confirmed President Emmanuel Macron's decision to enact the law containing this measure: "The ban on mobile phones in high schools has been approved by the Constitutional Council.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that this implementation will, however, go ahead without the ban on social networks for under-15s, which was struck down by the Constitutional Council earlier this month?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/macron-confirms-school-mobile-phone-ban-effe…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “this implementation will, however, go ahead without the ban on social networks for under-15s, which was struck down by the Constitutional Council earlier this month.”

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the French Constitutional Council struck down the proposed ban on social media for children under 15.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic (French: la Constitution de la Cinquième République), and it replaced th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_France

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Constitutional Council might refer to: Constitutional Council (Algeria) Constitutional Council (Cambodia) Constitutional Council (Chad) Constitutional Council (Chile) Constitutional Council (France) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Council

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitutional Council (French: Conseil constitutionnel, [kɔ̃sɛj kɔ̃stitysjɔnɛl]) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Council_(France…

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Claim 2: “Exceptions may be introduced to allow educational uses or to accommodate certain administrative needs, as well as for students enrolled in courses taught in high schools, for instance preparatory classes for entrance exams to France's elite grandes écoles.”

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The specific details regarding exceptions for educational use, administrative needs, and preparatory classes for grandes écoles are only found in one relevant news source (Yahoo News Canada).

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web search NEUTRAL — In the video, my 220-pound high school self was locked inside a bathroom, with a piece of paper stuck to the back of my uniform that read: [No Food for Pigs] The group chat instantly erupted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSm0zO5uQMg

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web search NEUTRAL — The term grande école is not employed in the French education code, with the exception of a quotation in the social statistics. It generally employs the expression of "écoles supérieures" to indicate …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_école

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web search NEUTRAL — Exceptions may be introduced to allow educational uses or to accommodate certain administrative needs, as well as for students enrolled in courses taught in high schools, for instance preparatory clas…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/macron-confirms-school-mobile-phon…

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Claim 3: “Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has already announced a new version of the text that would take into account the comments made by the state's highest legal authority.”

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Wikipedia confirms that Sébastien Lecornu was appointed Prime Minister of France in September 2025. While the specific announcement of the revised text is mentioned in the context of the social media ban in the web search for claim 3, the identity and role of the Prime Minister are verified by Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first Lecornu government (French: gouvernement Lecornu I) was the forty-seventh government of France. It was formed in September 2025 after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecornu_governments

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister of the Interior (French: Ministre de l'Intérieur, pronounced [ministʁ d(ə) lɛ̃teʁjœʁ]) is the interior minister of the government of France, traditionally responsible for internal securit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sébastien Lecornu (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ləkɔʁny]; born 11 June 1986) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since September 2025. Positioned on the right of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sébastien_Lecornu

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Claim 4: “The ban on mobile phones in high schools has been approved by the Constitutional Council.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant adult content and general Wikipedia entries about the Constitutional Council, but no specific confirmation that the Council approved the high school phone ban.

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Claim 5: “Mobile phones will indeed be banned in all high schools nationwide from the start of the new school year.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that France is implementing a ban on mobile phones in high schools starting from the new school year (September 2025).

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web search NEUTRAL — From September 2025, the ban was extended to high schools, where devices must be switched off for the entire duration of lessons. In some regions, phones are now required to be locked away in dedicate…
https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2026-05-26/Which-European-count…

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web search NEUTRAL — The ban on mobile phones in schools across France hopes to reduce distraction and bullying and encourage children to be more active.High schools, taking students aged 15 to 18, will also be allowed to…
https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/1533246/mobile…

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web search NEUTRAL — France will implement a ban on mobile phones in high schools starting the new school year despite a court striking down the under-15 social media ban.France already bans phones in colleges and primary…
https://briefly.co/anchor/France_news/story/france-readies-h…

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