His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This was his life The Battle for Congress Is Close. Here's the State of the Race. Chinas Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In ADVERTISEMENT France is rare in legislating a solution. In Denmark, legislators are examining similar approach, but have said they do not want to put it into law. In britain each school makes its own rules. And in New York City, Mayor Bill de blasio won points three years ago when he lifted a school cellphone ban put in place under his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg In New York, as in many American school districts, parents want to be able to check on their children throughout the day. and in school shootings in the United States, students have often used their phones to call 911 and report" active shooter " situations In France, where there have been no school shootings, few parents have objected to the ban. The law, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron, flew through the legislature this summer with strong support from parents and many teachers About 6o percent of French junior high schools already had similar bans, said Frederique Rolet, the secretary general of a national teachers union Under the new law, students can bring their phones to school but must keep them out ofsight in their school bags or lockers If they are caught using them the phones can be confiscated for a day Sign up for The Interprete Subscribe for original insights, commentary and discussions on the major news stories of the week. from columnists max Fisher and Amanda taub SIGN UPHis Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life. The Battle for Congress Is Close. Here’s the State of the Race. China’s Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In ADVERTISEMENT France is rare in legislating a solution. In Denmark, legislators are examining a similar approach, but have said they do not want to put it into law. In Britain, each school makes its own rules. And in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio won points three years ago when he lifted a school cellphone ban put in place under his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg. In New York, as in many American school districts, parents want to be able to check on their children throughout the day. And in school shootings in the United States, students have often used their phones to call 911 and report “active shooter” situations. In France, where there have been no school shootings, few parents have objected to the ban. The law, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron, flew through the legislature this summer with strong support from parents and many teachers. About 60 percent of French junior high schools already had similar bans, said Frédérique Rolet, the secretary general of a national teachers union. Under the new law, students can bring their phones to school but must keep them out of sight in their school bags or lockers. If they are caught using them, the phones can be confiscated for a day. Sign up for The Interpreter Subscribe for original insights, commentary and discussions on the major news stories of the week, from columnists Max Fisher and Amanda Taub. SIGN UP Image