NEW DELHI, March 10 -- In a recent ruling on February 28, the Delhi High Court issued guidelines for regulating smartphone use in schools, shifting from blanket bans to structured regulation in response to a petition filed by a student challenging restrictions on smartphone use.

The nine-point framework includes provisions for schools to provide secure storage for devices, such as lockers or designated areas, prohibitions on classroom recording, mandatory digital literacy education, permission for safety-related use, stakeholder consultation, and transparent consequences. Following this, stakeholders - teachers, students, and parents - reported varied reactions. Some educational professionals highlighted smartphones as potential teaching...