Mobile phones are put into bags and boxes before class. Recently, many universities have promoted the construction of “mobile phone-free classrooms”

“Before class, take the initiative to turn your mobile phone to silent mode and put it into the classroom mobile phone storage box. Mobile phones are not allowed to be used in class without permission from the teacher.” On September 19, 2026, the WeChat public account of the Student Affairs Office of Guangzhou Institute of Technology released a “Notice on Reiterating Relevant Requirements for Classroom Mobile Phone Management.”

This notice also puts forward work requirements for teachers, that is, after completing the mobile phone sign-in for each class, students should be urged to turn their mobile phones to silent and put them into the classroom mobile phone storage box, except when the use of mobile phones is really needed for course teaching, and to promptly stop inappropriate use of mobile phones in class. Students who use mobile phones illegally in class should be promptly discouraged and the situation should be recorded. The relevant records will be included in the students’ daily grades as classroom performance; if the violations are serious, they will be reported to the student’s college for disposal.

Recently, many universities have promoted the construction of “mobile phone-free classrooms”.

For example, the Flight School of Beihang University announced on September 14 that in order to further standardize classroom order, the Flight School of Beihang University has comprehensively promoted the normalization of “mobile phone-free classrooms” for freshmen and sophomores. In response to problems such as the distraction of electronic devices in the classroom, each class in the 2025 class has established a standardized management mechanism before class. Before class, students turn their mobile phones to silent and put them into class mobile phone storage bags according to numbers to achieve centralized storage, unified management and control of equipment, and orderly retrieval after class. For the class of 2026, mobile phones will be placed in the dormitory and will not be brought into the classroom.

The message mentioned that the mobile phone was “stopped” and focused on returning to its original position. Without the interference of fragmented information, students can return to class more attentively and listen attentively.

In addition, in order to further consolidate classroom teaching management and create a focused classroom learning atmosphere, the School of Low Altitude Management and Digital Economics of Xi’an Aeronautical University has formulated management methods for the use of mobile phone storage bags in classrooms and released them on the college’s WeChat official account on September 6 this year.

The measure proposes that during classroom teaching periods, students are encouraged to turn off their mobile phones or set them to silent mode, place them in the classroom mobile phone storage bag in the order of their student numbers for safekeeping, and devote themselves to classroom learning. Unless the teacher has made clear teaching arrangements and allows the use of mobile phones for assisted learning, it is recommended not to use mobile phones as much as possible during class. If a student is found to be using mobile phones to distract his attention in class, the teacher will provide on-site education and guidance.