Warsaw, June 3, 2026 – The Polish government has endorsed draft legislation that would prohibit the use of mobile phones in all primary schools beginning with the next academic year.
The proposal will now be forwarded to parliament for consideration and, if approved, is scheduled to come into force on Sept. 1, 2026.
In Poland, primary school education runs through the eighth grade.
Under the proposed rules, students would not be allowed to use mobile phones or other devices capable of recording audio or video during class time or school breaks.
The restriction would cover both public and private primary schools, according to the Education Ministry.
Exceptions would be allowed where such devices are needed for educational activities, learning support, or health and safety purposes.
Education Minister Barbara Nowacka said the initiative follows repeated requests from teachers seeking stronger controls on smartphone use in schools.
She noted that more than half of the country’s schools have already adopted similar measures on their own.
The cabinet also approved a separate set of proposals aimed at improving online safety for children, which will also require parliamentary approval.
The measures include stricter controls on minors’ access to pornographic websites and steps to accelerate the removal of unlawful online content.
If enacted, adult-content websites would have to introduce anonymous age-verification systems that confirm users’ ages without storing personal details or tracking browsing activity, as part of broader efforts to create a safer digital environment for young people.