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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alexandra Topping

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two smiling teenage female students looking at mobile phone in school corridor: one has blond hair in a short bob and the other has long dark hair in a ponytail; both wear white shirts and bright blue v-neck jumpers, and they carry a rucksack and coloured folders.
The fathers said a ban on smartphones was a ‘no-brainer’, saying children should only have ‘brick phones’ to communicate with parents if needed. Photograph: Caiaimage/Rex/Shutterstock

Two fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.

Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, on Friday warning that they would seek a judicial review. They argue that current guidance, which allows headteachers to decide how smartphones are used, is unlawful and unsafe for children.

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