The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of School Councils is applauding a ban on cellphone use in some Ontario classrooms.

In this province, various schools have their own policies related to cellphones in the classroom, most of which do not allow them.

However, federation president Don Coombs says in some cases efforts to address the issue have been met with some pushback.

“I know of an administrator several years ago who wanted to remove cellphones from her school, or turn them in in the morning, and that didn’t go over very well with people,” said Coombs.

Many parents have called for bans on cellphones in class, saying they’re being used to access chat groups and porn, causing distractions for other students and overall learning in the school setting.