– This is nothing new; such things are happening in the world. In Luxembourg, a regulation is currently being introduced banning smartphones in schools for children up to 11 years old, effective from Easter. There are countries like France, which banned them entirely in 2018. In Austria, there is a complete ban from May 1. In Latvia, a ban until the 6th grade starts on May 31 – said Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm, during a meeting dedicated to the work on a bill prohibiting the use of smartphones in primary schools.

“We need to act sharply and decisively here”
– I believe we need to act sharply and decisively here. […] In my opinion, counting on “maybe parents,” or “maybe the school” – we are not at that stage. […] For some reasons, we banned alcohol in schools, drugs, and the possibility of bringing knives to school. Today, from what we see, feel, and know, a smartphone can be a fantastic tool for expanding knowledge about the world […], but it can also be a deadly dangerous tool, especially for someone whose understanding of human relationships is still developing […] – he pointed out.

“I will not be satisfied if only my party signs this bill”
– Regardless of how these [presidential] elections turn out, I do not intend to give up on this issue, and this bill will be submitted… regardless of whether I submit it or propose it as the Marshal of the Sejm, a presidential candidate, the president, or simply Szymon Hołownia – declared the Third Way candidate for president.

As he emphasized: – I care about it being developed with experts from the very beginning, through the broadest possible political dialogue […]. I will expect signatures from everyone in the Sejm under this bill. I will not be satisfied if only my party signs it.

– Even if my political party has enough signatures to submit this bill, it will not be submitted. It will be submitted only when it becomes clear that we have the space to discuss it in the Sejm in a way that brings us closer to some agreement in this area – he stressed.