Rejected petition Ban use of mobile phones in schools

Ban use of mobile phones/ devices in schools during lessons, break and lunch times. Our children are being exposed to devices with unrestricted content during their school day.

See recent BBC article
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56663010

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To protect children in schools from exposure to inappropriate material and cyber bullying from devices being used during their school day.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about whether to allow students to bring mobile phones to schools, and when they can use them, is a matter for individual schools, not the Government or House of Commons.

If you are concerned about a particular school's policy on mobile phones you should raise these with the school directly or, if you are a student, with your parents or other guardian.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 8 June 2021
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