Global National: April 28, 2024 | Ontario cracking down on cell phone usage, vaping at school
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- In tonight’s top story: Canada's biggest province, Ontario, is cracking down on cell phones in class and making changes to the rules when it comes to vaping. The province says it's plan includes some of the strongest measures in this country to "protect the "mental and physical health" of children and to curb distraction at school, but some advocates say the plan itself is a distraction from more pressing issues. Kayla McLean reports.
It has been a tense weekend at number of American campuses with pro-Palestinian protests. Some schools have closed their doors or shut down certain areas. Protesters are digging in their heels and telling authorities that they won't leave. And now the movement has come to Canada, with Montreal students also refusing to take down tents at McGill University, claiming they'll stay until the school meets their divestment demands. Abigail Bimman reports.
In other news, homeownership is viewed by many in Canada as a milestone and a major step on the path toward setting oneself up financially for retirement. But breaking into the housing market remains elusive for many Canadians. In recent polling done exclusively for Global News, around 72 per cent of non-owners said they’ve “given up” on ever being able to own a home. Meanwhile, 80 per cent said homeownership is now a privilege reserved for the rich. Anne Gaviola has more on whether renters can set themselves up for financial success in the long run.
Plus, new rules in Alberta could change how much control municipal officials have over their own governance. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the changes would give the province the power to repeal bylaws and even remove elected officials.
And, the United Nations Security Council is expressing deep concern for the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. An opposition military group is closing in on the region's main city and thousands are at risk if the conflict with the Sudanese army escalates. Nearly 7 million people are uprooted from their communities, the biggest internal displacement crisis in the world. Nearly 5 million children under the age of five and new or expecting mothers face malnutrition. Redmond Shannon reports on a crisis that the world simply cannot ignore.
Also, a new documentary series, produced by James Cameron, is taking a deep dive into a special resident of British Columbia: the giant Pacific octopus. As Kylie Stanton reports, a Vancouver Island resident - known as the octopus whisperer - was tapped to help make it happen.
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Totally Agree,Ban the Cell phone in the classroom.Children need to learn not texting.
Teachers don't want parents knowing what they are teaching in the classroom
Mobile phones should never have been allowed in schools. It's about time all those things are banned in schools.
Correct me if I'm wrong, teachers need to tell parents if their children use cell phones, but are not allowed to tell them if they change their gender?
Exactly
Ahhahahaha so obviously true… get your kids outta public school if you love them…
Lmao not u bringing gender into a conversation that doesn’t involve it.
@@urgirlbrit3044 The point is very valid. It exposes the hypocrisy.
yea and in today's world it wouldn't surprise me if some parents whine about their kids not being able to use their phones to shop for the latest fad of changing your gender. I'm glad I'm old enough that I would be around to witness the reversal of these silly operations.
Cut the nonsense people.Children do not need phones to make it through the day, or "gather knowledge". Teaching by an actual teacher is the focus of gong to school, so just do it! These people campaigning for the need for phones on a continuum have to have their own agenda, your argument is baseless.
Agreed. Cut the dependancy. $$$ hook them young and the providers have a lifelong client.
Wanna bet?
no need to for phones in use in classes for teachers or students. Learning time is learning time. If emergency always a phone in site.
The ADHD is running rampant, shorter attention spans are caused because of how many frames per second one brain supposed to absorb everytime they are exposed to certain types of media and video games, all day. It’s terrible!
Phones should be left in the locker during class time. For those parents who think their child should have their cell phone so mom or dad can call them in an emergency, too bad, that's why schools have a land line. Call the school, and the school can tell the student to come to the office to call home. Just like they did before cell phones.
For many it can literally mean life or death in case you need to call 911 for a medical emergency so about we keep the phones
Nah I would rather teach my daughter directly than speak with the “c” to the “unts” in the office. I taught my daughter the rules so she’s not on her phone in class but if it’s an emergency, I WILL call my daughter. On HER cell phone. Welcome to modern society.
@@lucasstpierre4401Nice try .😅.
@@UndecidedAestheticl guess you are going to be homeschooling your daughter.
@@TerryKnight-hw3pg you have literally added nothing to my comment or the other persons
Maybe crack down on the rainbow-predators running rampant. Just a suggestion.
Thoughness?... parents in Canada cannot correct or punish their teenage kids because parents dont have enough power toward them. This is a big mistake the government has put on teenagers.
What ness???
It unfair to place all the burden on parents, the schools will have to enforce this too.
When in the heck did they start letting phones in class
I wish they did this when I was still in high school like 6 years ago.
How about focusing on giving kids good education.
You misspelled indoctrination.
Like finance
That’s just “ asking more that we can give right now “. … Trudeau
Cell phones were heavily restricted when I went to school between 2008-2013. If the rules became so relaxed, then this would explain why nearly all of my Gen Z coworkers are so unproductive
Does this mean the teachers will not be allowed cell phones. Maybe they will start teaching.
Have you seen the kind of people who go into teaching nowadays? It's safer for the kids if they stay on their phones
@@menid2691 lol you are right.
Yeah, I don't see any difference with this legislation. Teachers have always had the right to take cell phones or demand they are out of sight out of mind, and vaping products are illegal for anyone under 18 anyhow. The rules are already there, the problem is enforcement. Rephrasing the rules will not change behaviour, only a change in how the rules are enforced will bring change.
I don't own a cell phone, but better or worse, they are a huge part of todays world, for students and adults alike. Often times the phones that kids have work better than the school provided tech, and if you think internet isn't an important educational tool than think again, research is not done in the library anymore. I understand the addictive capacity of social media and the distractions cell phones pose in a learning environment, but removing them from the equation is not preparing our kids for the real world. If schools don't teach kids right and wrong ways with cell phone use it's even less likely they will get those valuable lessons at home. I taught elementary music for over a decade and a massive chunk of what I had to teach was not related to the music curriculum at all, it was about how to behave and interact with each other.
Dare I also bring up the fact that suspension is a last resort and highly discouraged by most boards, only to be used in extreme cases that involve violence, theft, or other legal violations. The attitude is that easy suspensions just allow kids that don't want to be in school an easy means to get out. How do you think the threat of suspension for multiple violations of cell phone rules is going to go down?
What Smith is doing in Alberta should be of grave concern to all Canadians!
all the parents and kids saying oh no how could they stop cell phones in class... well, 3 day suspension if students have them out in class..... next infraction a week... then a month .... maybe then after their parents have to find other ways to deal with them as they are suspended and find a babysitter, will i dont know "parent"
Your comment goes against the grain of everything schools are trying to accomplish with education for everyone, despite the parenting resources available at home, which you will agree are lacking in many cases. Suspensions are only given out in extreme cases that involve serious violations because is is widely accepted that a student acting out just wants out of class. With your rules, there would be a massive cohort of kids that get no education because they would be constantly suspended. I agree that they should not be a distraction in class, but realize that computers are playing a larger roll in lessons at school and a cell phone is essentially a small computer.
@@ownrhythm6536 but they are NOT getting any education right now as they are on cell phones 24/7? so whats the difference
Wondering how we survived without cell phones or vaping.
We had a bun with nothing on but mustard in our breaktime
and the rich kids could affort a cup of milk
mustard sandwiches yummy . I remember eating those as a kid. the little cartons of milk in the school cafeteria were a nickel a piece.
lol we had cigarettes and whiskey instead
Parents who more than likely bought these devices for the kids should be the ones too address this and teachers need to focus on teaching
That is the problem the parents are not addressing the problem.
Teachers have been stripped of all authority. You can't teach people anything when they aren't required to be respectful
Cell phones in school make cheating even easier. Requires zero brain power to cheat when having a cell phone.
@@blackdogadonis at the same time, teachers have been given the responsibility to push ideologies onto children without parental consent. What gives?
Ban the phones thats a no brainer!
No kids are stupid enough to fall for this
I feel so bad for the teachers that have to attempt to enforce this
In Myanmar, even high school students are not allowed to hold cell phones. It disturbs the education.
Oh NO! Have the TO Police okayed this JT?
JT has nothing yo do with it.... It's all Dougy
Hahahaha
Sohi and Gondek are lying
Won't show face or give name, you will never be taken seriously....
Canada 🇨🇦 should ban both Chinese apps, TikTok and WeChat.
- Not only do they pose national security risks and privacy infringements,
but they are also harmful to young people.
I wonder if there would be restrictions cause some family members and those who were born outside of China communicate with family members in China using WeChat.
Agreed 👍
i think this post is from one of those farms in the US.
This is how absolutely pathetic and ridiculous our society has become. Freedom of Speech - absolutely, we live in a democratic society and everyone should be free to speak their minds, voice their concerns and they also have the "right" to protest PEACEFULLY. But all of a sudden you have these students out of nowhere making DEMANDS, and if the the school doesn't meet their DEMANDS and they won't leave the camps? Who the hell do you think you are? Let me remind you - your camps are set up on the university ground, which is a private property. You simply pay your tuition in exchange for education here, you are NOT in any position whatsoever to make any "DEMANDS", However, since you don't like the current war situation, you are more than welcome to go protesting, kicking, screaming and yelling to get attention for all I care. This young, ignorant generation is out of control.
You’re right, although we do not have freedom of speech protection here - there’s no 2nd amendment in Canada - so idk what they’re thinking - they must be curious about how to get their entire family deported permanently.
Which, historically, Canada was pretty "good" at
Just ask an elderly Japanese canadian
Funny how the Facism comes out when you don't support the cause!
Makes me wonder if you supported the Freedom Convoy?
Why shouldn't the students have a say in how their tuition is spent? Most of these schools have voted, at McGill 80% of students want to divest. Shouldn't it be somewhat democratic?
@@maysunrain you are dreaming - you don’t respect your parents who built your home - you want to change it because you borrow a bedroom - GET OUT and go buy your own house. Well - school is the same - go create your own school and disrupt and bankrupt the system all you like. You don’t get to ruin your folks home and you don’t get to continue to ruin ours either.
Finally. Finally. Finally. Thank god.
The information you can get on your phone is more accurate and useful than anything your going to find in an Ontario high school, they don't Even have shop classes or gym classes in some. Your better off looking for answers online
Phones are not needed in shop class or gym class 😅.
I guess your phone didn't show you the difference between "your" and "you're", since you got it wrong twice in your comment.
The irony of those mistakes in a comment about education is laughable.
They're becoming professional chatters. lol
These school policies should have been done a long time ago. As a parent, we have suggested these to our kids’ teachers even beforehand so our kids can concentrate in school.
This isn't a bad idea. Thismis perfect. And this is something that needs to be maintained.
I agree with the idea of cellphone bans, social media and vaping/smoking on school property. But come on be realistic, good luck on teachers enforcing this. They've tried this before and it didn't work. When I was in school, they tried to ban youtube on school computers? We found ways around it, just like kids will find ways around these bans now.
Our youth are on a terrible path IMO. No longer do parents have control over their kids but to make it worse they haven't educated them properly or prepared them for a life that is definitely looking to be much tougher than mine. Sheltering their kids from the reality of our world is certainly not going well. Pay attention to how often student chose to just holler towards our government as though there is some type of fix in the works to solve all their troubles.
Phone goes in the locker turned off upon arrival, faraday bag.. or stays at home...all calls for emergencies made to the school itself and relayed to the student via in class paging system..
Well, what many other schools are doing..
Keep up the good work Alberta!
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We can dream…
Agree nothing on phones
That last bit made me hungry for Tako.
Schools are for learning, not goofing off!!!
I got sentenced to so much Detention and didnt do ONE DAY That at graduation they just looked the other way LOL
We also should restrict Mobile for teachers in the class. Often main teachers are on cell phone playing candy crush and assistant teacher handling class matters. Teachers productivity is heavily ignored area which I don't know why no one talks!!
Lead by example, good point. End the hypocrisy and elitism. I would love to see that.
I make $1600 a month.. so yeah... do the math... Renting is for the rich, do the math its not about discipline here...
What no vaping in class let's protest
Democracy/freedom is good if not abused !!!!👽👽👽
The schools need a strong security presence possibly special constable's and ban all Cell Phone's from the schools and it cannot be left for a teacher to take a cellphone or a vape from students...Do not allow the phone in the school and then you wont have to take them from unruly kids...
There is an easier way. Just jam the signals… within a 5 ft. radius of any school. Plus - no leaving school campus during school hrs. Or I’d like to think students would be disciplined enough not to use them. It happens in other countries. But it does have to be enforced for it to work.
@@bycrescentmoon8001 I suppose that would or could work however is it easy to just jam signals at school and I would think school administration would be hindered...Your also correct at banning leaving school property...
Meanwhile mayor Ford wants to sell buck a beer to pre school kids 🍺
when students enter class put phones on teachers desk simple
Its about time. Will they really follow through with it. Or will the parents over-ride it.
IT IS ZED NOT ZEE , GET IT CORRECT !!!!!!!!
What are we going to do about Sudan? Maybe passing out birth control would help.
Kids got wrekt😂
Seriously is the teacher going to be expected to enforce these rules? Undisciplined kids nowadays are erratic and violent towards superiors
that think off cell phone
So glad I no longer have skin in the game. My kid is 30. So many issues, are not my problem.
cool.story.bro
That’s right, apathy is the right way to go- until it applies to your kids kids right?
Comment deleting nahtzees
Justin doesn’t like negative comments. 😂 He uses our money to fund these media outlets so you don’t get real news.
I'm down to around 25% allowed and 75% rejected lol. Freedom of speech is gone.
You have the right to speak. Others have the corresponding right to ignore you. Conspiracy theorists and those who spread misinformation have a voice but we have eyes and ears and the ability to distinguish fact from fiction. Google is not obligated to help promote misinformation.
@@darlene2709 that was a very sanctimonious, pompous response. Your time will come, mark my words.
@@darlene2709 Misinformation is a constant with the media, it's called propaganda and the media pushes the side that suits their purpose. Some conspiracies are real whether you like it or not.
So when will hs
Cell phones are supposed to be used for a better learning for the student, not to distract them! And now the USA won't be supporting Israel if attacks Rafah but is sending $26 billion to do so!!
leave French for France...
First story was very interesting but the hamas with Israel invasion war is getting out of under control we need peace in the world today
Alphabet community LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE
Cell phones, pads, and computers are needed tools for learning. Restrict device entertainment network usage based on grades. More jobs daily require device usage and multitasking. We must look into what the future of work will look like for students today. I imagine work in the future will require the use of pads and communicators.
It’s cellphone usage in the classroom and vaping on campus. You don’t need that, but what you need is good grades. Otherwise, what’s the point?
There are still going to be people in the construction industry, and mining, and mechanic, and welding and water quality controllers; police; firefighters; newsmen; miners; drivers; nurses; doctors; brain surgeons; inventors; prostitutes; teachers; bankers; accountants; butchers; bakers; candle - stick - makers. Not that many jobs for people to just CHAT on the phone....none in fact.
Alberta should ban Justin Trudeau without fly to Edmonton and Calgary Alberta
Gotta love the gaslight to millennials and genz…oh you can’t afford a house..just be more disciplined 🤦♂️ talk about out of touch
Yea that's school is corrupt. 😂
I thought Quebec and Canada along was going to support more Chinese/Cantonese speaking language rather than the two official languages?..
why? English and French are OFFICIAL languages
Canada’s OFFICIAL LANGUAGES are FRENCH and ENGLISH!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Sorry. Canada has always been English and French. In the big cities you have a Chinatown.
Irony...Smith wants the federal government out of HER business but wants free range for herself here in Alberta. We can't let this happen.
??? explain.
What about funding the schools?
Seems all the elected officials are sending their kids to private schools. That's the only explanation for why they're happy defunding Ontario schools.
what are we funding? Cheaters?
@@rockyjohnson9243 we're not adequately funding schools
@@BornKafir That is the second highest thing I get taxed for besides the police. I think they need to handle the budget they receive better.
@@rockyjohnson9243 We've had the overcrowding & "portable classrooms" be an issue since 2000's. Every government has been failing us for decades, regardless of the party! Mike Harris got us to that point. Most of us weren't even born before our future was sold out...
Boomers: Yeah! This will work.
No it wont, its always been the policy of schools, now its just a board level policy. No teacher will enforce it because the pupils wont let them. 😂 Yeah, try stealing Tyrone's phone from him, bet he slams you on your head 😂
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@@bobbydennis8333there are no facts. Signed, progressive pro Palestinians
If that's the book you follow!
Jill Stein is "fringe"?
She's got more political experience then Biden and Trump put together. lol
Protests. Monkey see Monkey do. Do you protesters even now what the Jewish community has donated to society? Hospitals, libraries, endowments. You guys are unbelievable.
But now they act like Nazis!
cell phones suck i dont have one and im a 90s kid XD
This is gonna fail so badly. Cellphones and beepers were originally banned by schools. Didn't work. Smoking has always been "banned" by schools yet every high school has a smokers hangout. What are they gonna do physically remove the vape or cellphone from the kids hand? The kid will just say "nah" and walk away.
"Regular use of e-cigarettes also continues to be widespread in Canada, with 17 per cent of students having used an e-cigarette in the past month, down slightly from 20 per cent in 2018-19, but is again higher in grades 10 to 12 with over 24 per cent being monthly users."
24% of grade 10-12 students vape. They are gonna suspend that many people? 1 in 4 parents are gonna get a phone call? Enjoy that waste of resources schools.
You know what results in worse educational outcomes? Overly harsh punitive measures against teenagers. Smoking and vaping are already banned in schools, this does nothing but create students who don't want to be in class.
They want full control of our children!
If any of those people complaining about house prices voted liberal, they need to vote withbtheir brain not their heart
Liberals do not control the free market. That is capitalism & democracy. The price of lumber and labor are so high now, it is the new normal.
Bias Anti-Alberta Reporting again. Not a shock.
It's difficult understanding why the media are against a province with so much to offer.
Sounds like Danielle Smith needs to do her job and let municipalities do their job.
Children who are type 1 diabetic with a CGM that shows their blood sugar levels on a cell phone will need a phone to check that. Health needs cannot be prohibited as it is a necessary check and does not take long. Their life would be at risk if they were prevented from doing the checking for hours.
They should be using cellphones as a supplement to learn and integrate them into lessons.
Protests 'spread' into Canada. Or maybe some people have a conscience.
Protests have been ongoing for Trudeau to get out, and it hasn’t happened yet.
Eww yhat almost could be trudopes twin
They will bring 2 phones lol
Control, control, control, god forbid a student records what really going on in these schools.
Stop sux dix
If they try to take my phone ill just leave
Don't forget to stamp your feet before leaving and don't let the door hit your rear on the way out .
@@TerryKnight-hw3pg lol sure mate
Your cellphone in school can teach you more than an incompetent teachers 🤷🏻♂️
Teach you how to eat Tide Pods and bleach lol.
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Must be scared of students videoing teachers. The vape is just a cover-up so you think it’s for kids safety.
You realize this decision wasn't made BY teachers, right? It was made BY the person who makes a career out of teacher bashing
Good luck