School Mobile Phone Bans Considered in Behaviour Consultation

School Mobile Phone Bans Considered in Behaviour Consultation
School Children are using mobile phones in an undated photo. Ben Birchall/PA
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Mobile phone bans and other measures to promote “calm classrooms” will be considered as part of a consultation on behaviour and discipline in schools.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as “not just distracting” but also potentially “damaging” when misused.