In a shift from its technological leadership, Sweden will ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the upcoming academic year.

Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year. <img alt="High school students from left, Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ozhan Kilicasan and Melina Sallahi pose with a history text book at Malmo Borgarskola high school in Malmo, Sweden, May 21, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5064x3376+0+0/resize/5064x3376!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws...