Legal ban on smartphones, schools in England

Definitely a good idea. Pupils will no longer be bullied by their peers into having to have a smartphone in school.

Also, as a retired teacher, I can't tell you how much time was wasted trying to get phones switched off and into bags in lessons.

My DGC all ride bikes to and fro school and have fell off a few times. For safety reasons to contact their parents they needed their phone. The school already bans their use on school premises which I think is sufficient

In my daughter’s school they have implemented magnetic pouches. Pupils pop them in at the start of the day and they unlock at the end. She is impressed with the system and tells me that pupils responded well. If there is an emergency at home, parents ring the school office.

sazz1

My DGC all ride bikes to and fro school and have fell off a few times. For safety reasons to contact their parents they needed their phone. The school already bans their use on school premises which I think is sufficient

Well yes, that’s all they can do. They can’t prevent kids having phones during their journey.
They can implement an hand them in/pick them up when you leave system, though. It’s not difficult.

Some schools are campaigning for government grants to implement the magnetic pouch system. An excellent use of government money if you ask me

I well remember the shock I felt on discovering that phones were allowed in school
Same with vending machines.

petra

^Im very glad but I think it will be hard to enforce^
It works very well in my granddaughters school.
They have no idea when there is going to be a spot check.
It could be in the middle of a lesson when they will all be told to assemble in the hall.
No coats and no bags.
The girls wear trousers in her school so many places to hide.
If someone is found with a phone it is confiscated for 3 days.

I think phones shouldn’t be confiscated simply for being in a bag or on a person.

Using them is different to having them in a school bag.

If used, take them away and return them at the end if the school day.

RedPandaNation

In my daughter’s school they have implemented magnetic pouches. Pupils pop them in at the start of the day and they unlock at the end. She is impressed with the system and tells me that pupils responded well. If there is an emergency at home, parents ring the school office.

Great system. I would completely support this.

I have said before, our GC having their phone and being able to ring home from the school toilets, scared as he had been severely beaten up prevented him from further injuries…

Perhaps they could apply this rule in the Chamber during debates. Saw people busily tapping away at their phones during the recent stormy debates. If they concentrated on the matters under discussion perhaps they would be rather more aware of what is going on.

GrannyGravy13

I have said before, our GC having their phone and being able to ring home from the school toilets, scared as he had been severely beaten up prevented him from further injuries…

What an utterly appalling thing to do!

Our last three children travelled by bus to an out of catchment school, they all had phones, they were told to keep them off during school hours and in the inside zipped pockets of their blazers (by us)

eazybee

Perhaps they could apply this rule in the Chamber during debates. Saw people busily tapping away at their phones during the recent stormy debates. If they concentrated on the matters under discussion perhaps they would be rather more aware of what is going on.

👍👍👍 Wasn’t one MP once “caught” playing candy crush.?

I well remember the shock I felt on discovering that phones were allowed in school
Same with vending machines

At my children's high school a few of the PTA members offered to stock and run a vending machine.
The head teacher was wary because of the expected increase in litter.
When he realised we could fund a second minibus with the profits he decided it was a good thing!

I taught 6th form and found phones extremely useful so they could screen shot notes or assignments from the board. Saved so much time.

Great! They can get on with their school work instead of looking at porn.