{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768158.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":768158,"attributes":{"action":"Preserve secondary schools’ freedom to set their own mobile phone policies","background":"The Government plans to force English schools to ban mobile phone use.\r\nWe believe this is excessive and unnecessary, severely limits opportunities for schools to educate children on responsible use, and stifles academic research.\r\nWe call on the Government to exclude secondary schools from the ban.","additional_details":"Non-statutory guidance issued in 2024 by the Conservative Government recommended that all schools ban mobile phone use.\r\n\r\nIn secondary schools, blanket bans have little to no impact on pupil wellbeing, attainment or behaviour:\r\nhttps://doi.org/q37x\r\n\r\nMobile phones can support the wellbeing of vulnerable children at school:\r\nhttps://doi.org/q37w\r\n\r\nThe Government must adopt a more holistic approach, and ensure that young people are heard and taken seriously, not merely used as a “political football”.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":14,"created_at":"2026-04-23T13:16:53.170Z","updated_at":"2026-05-27T12:42:15.873Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-27T12:42:08.668Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-23T18:29:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:\r\n\r\nReverse the ban on phones in schools\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765474"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}