School bans smartwatches: “They distract children too much and that is bad for concentration” | VRT NWS: news

Once they return from the half-term break pupils at the Park School Primary School in Mortsel (Antwerp Province) will no longer be allowed to wear smartwatches at school. The school says that it has decided to ban smartwatch as children are distracted by messages sent to their smartwatches too often and this has an adverse impact on their concentration.