The Conservatives have launched a petition urging the public to back their proposal to require schools to ban phones.
The Conservative party is pushing an amendment to Labour's Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to require schools to ban mobile phones, arguing it would boost attainment, and has launched a public petition to support the move. The government opposes a mandated ban, citing existing guidance allowing schools to restrict phone use, and accuses the Tories of political opportunism. A Welsh Senedd inquiry also advised against a blanket ban.
