Giving Compass' Take:

· According to LifeZette, a rising concern about society's' tech obsession has led to France passing a new law banning the use of cellphones in school. 

· How does using cellphones during school impact long-term retention?

· Read more about the banning of cellphones in schools.

There’s a change for French students as they head back to school this month: Their cellphones are no longer their constant companions during school hours.

Instead, their devices will be waiting for them back at home — or will be tucked away safely in backpacks during instruction time.

A new law in France prohibits students ages three to 15 (yes, three!) from using smartphones on school grounds (with a few exceptions). Lawmakers hope the ban will remove distractions during class and encourage students to play outside as well.

“We’re not seeking to reject technological progress — that would be absurd — but to master it, to make sure man is the master of the machine,” Jean-Michel Blanquer, France’s education minister, told The Wall Street Journal. “It all begins with education.”

“This is not good, all of this cellphone stuff,” Dr. Rosemary Stein, a North Carolina pediatrician, told LifeZette in an interview.

Read the full article about cellphones in school by Carly Wilson at LifeZette.