The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has said the government should not introduce a ban on mobile phones in schools, saying the decision should be left to headteachers. Should children be banned from using mobile phones in the classroom? Asked if he would support a national phone ban in state schools similar to that in France, Hinds said: “I wouldn’t want to. “Mobile phone bans certainly work for some schools but there isn’t one policy that will work for all schools,” said Sarah Hannafin, senior policy adviser for the NAHT. “Outright banning mobile phones can cause more problems than it solves, driving phone use underground and making problems less visible and obvious for schools to tackle.”

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2019 11:26 UTC