Austria is taking steps to regulate smartphone use in schools, with new measures introduced in Styria and Vienna.

In Styria, schools can now include phone bans in their house rules, covering students up to the sixth grade and beyond if agreed upon.

Teachers and school leaders will enforce these rules, aiming to improve focus and mental health.

Similarly, Vienna has mandated phone-free classrooms and breaks in elementary and middle schools, citing phones as major distractions.

While some schools already have such rules, these new guidelines provide legal backing.

Teachers largely support these measures, with many seeing them as beneficial for creating a better learning environment.