Basingstoke headteachers back campaign to ban smartphones in all Hampshire schools
- Headteachers from Hampshire met at Overton Primary School to launch a campaign for smartphone-free schools, highlighting concerns about mental health and distractions caused by devices.
- Chris Edwards, headteacher of Brighton Hill Community School, expressed commitment to the campaign, stating, 'Smartphones steal too much away from our children and we must make a stand on their behalf.'
- Kit Malthouse, MP, emphasized the initiative's aim, saying, 'We are determined to make Hampshire the first truly smartphone-free county in our schools.'
- The campaign aims to protect children's mental health by reducing smartphone use, with headteachers leading the charge against excessive technology.
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