Rejected petition Students keep phones on and near them

Students not to have their phones removed from them in school. Students should be able to check their phones at break and lunch to see if there is anything that is going on at home or their parents need to get ahold of them. If students caught on phone in lesson phones may be taken for the rest

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Of the lesson. There have been past story’s of families dying or going into hospital while students are in school and parents have not been able to contact children.

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Pass a law that schools cannot prohibit the use of personal devices
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/735449

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Date submitted 20 January 2026
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