England bans mobile phones in schools. The British government has drawn up guidelines for the country’s schools to ban the use of mobile phones in the classroom. News BBC and Time News.
The British government said the move was part of a plan to keep students focused and improve behavior in the classroom.
According to the guidelines, the use of mobile phones should be banned in schools in England. Many schools have already banned phones.
The government says the change will ensure a consistent approach. Students will be allowed to keep their phones close to them in schools, but with the strict condition that they never use them during daytime.
The country’s education secretary, Gillian Keegan, told BBC Breakfast: ‘Mobile phones cannot be used in our schools during school hours – the guidelines are in place to introduce a social norm.
Gillian Keegan says the policy currently has a mixed picture; Some schools allow mobile use during breaks and others have complete bans.
However, Keegan said that if the directive does not work, the government will consider what else needs to be done.
However, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union said it did not expect the new guidelines to have any tangible impact. However, most schools now ban the use of mobile phones during the day or allow their use only in limited and specific circumstances.
