US EditionBrianna Ghey's mother calls for school smartphone ban
Esther Ghey highlights that 79% of secondary schools still allow phones despite evidence of improved behaviour and attendance where bans exist, urging government action and funding.
- Esther Ghey has launched a campaign urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to impose a statutory ban on mobile phone use during the school day, attracting celebrity and MP support.
- Brianna Ghey struggled with mental health, accessing harmful content online; Esther Ghey says phone addiction worsened issues, with 120 safeguarding logs and 116 behaviour incidents at Birchwood Community High School.
- Last September, Birchwood Community High School introduced phone-locking pouches and a ban, with Emma Mills, headteacher, reporting improved attendance, better behaviour, and no permanent exclusions this year.
- The letter requests a statutory ban on mobile phones during school hours with medical exemptions and government funding for secure pouches, signed by Kate Winslet, Stephen Graham and several MPs.
- A Children's Commissioner survey earlier this year found 90% of secondary and 99.8% of primary schools have phone policies, but about 10% of secondary schools allow some phone use, showing inconsistent practice under non-statutory guidance from the former Conservative government.
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