Smart watches are to banned as well

Agree with the ban, and no I don’t be buying my kids smart watches.

I am definitely in favour of the ban. There is very little reason parents have to contact their child while they are in school – a place of learning. If something catastrophic comes up, then the schools principal is the one to phone to break it to your child, no one needs to be in contact 24/7, that just breeds anxiety.

Banning mobile phones in school has been attempted since my kids were at school. Yes, I do agree with banning them. Drop them off at the front office first thing and collect when school is finished. If parents need to contact their kids, ring the front office and leave a message. School is for learning and socialising, mobiles reduce the level of both

I think a ban on phones is essential in schools. If parents need to get in touch with their children, call the front office. If they need to be contacting their child so frequently maybe their child needs some additional support

I know that our school takes the mobile in at the start of the day and then give back to the child end of the day. I think this is a great compromise. The smart watches can be set so they can receive messages am but not send them until school tim3s have finished. There are also ones that remake photos which would be handy right now so my son can show the teacher his bully. He doesn’t know everyone in the school yet so it would be handy having that feature right now.

Mobile phones and smartwatches do not need to be used during school hours. I wish this was extended to workplaces too!

I support the ban and my daughter has a watch in preference to a phone and I still don’t allow that at school

I do support the ban on mobiles at school. They aren’t necessary! They could get lost, stolen or damaged. My kids and I survived their school years with no mobiles. Wth a smart watch, at least they are a little harder to lose as they’re attached to their wrists

I agree on phones being banned in school, do primary school kids really need a mobile phone, this also poses the risk of it being stolen as most school bags are kept outside the classroom of a day.
Parents are definitely finding a way around it, I wonder if smartwatches will be banned soon.
I am so glad the smartphones were around when I was at school.

Unless there is a legitimate reason I agree that mobile phones should be banned from school. If the parents need to get in touch with their children they should call the school’s office and pass on the message. The banning of mobile phones at school should also include teachers mobiles.

Loopholes. Gotta love loopholes! I’d get my kids one of the watches that has the GPS tracking but aside from that if they are at school I don’t need to call them any more than they need to call me! We ALL survived our childhoods phone free so no idea why the following generations can’t do the same

ABSOLUTELY!! Having had a child complete primary and secondary schooling I saw first-hand the damage that phones did to the school environment – from distraction in class, to bullying, to lack of interest in learning and the list goes on. Parents are setting themselves up for further pain as they realise their children are not learning in the way they should. I am so sorry for teachers who have had to deal with this. Parents need to get a grip. There is NOTHING that is so urgent that you need to contact your child directly during student time. And you’re not helping them or teaching them to wait. Parents are a big part of the problem.

Some exceptions could be done for people like Ellen’s daughter or the mother of the boy with Aspergers. Beside that, I think it’s better not to have phones at school.

I like the ban of the phone in schools but understand people worry about safety. If you need to tell you child a change call the school like our parents had to do. If they are out of your care after or before school, then take their phone and hand it in to the office and collect after school is done. Most of us have a restriction on our mobile phone use at work so I’m sure our kids will be able to do it too

I consider a smart watch for my 9yr old, she has a Reactive Attachment Disorder and has several times run away last year and gone missing. I would like a smart watch with a gps tracker build in

I don’t know why parents would have to contact kids at school
I think the ban is good

I dont know why a parents needs to contact the child at school. I think the phobe ban is fine and those watches sound to fancy lol

I considered a smart watch for my son, he has Aspergers and copes better if he is able to communicate occasionally and I’m also able to talk him down when he says that he’s feeling overwhelmed and has recognized a panic attack beginning. Unfortunately our school has said that the cellular capabilities must be turn off from the watches as well though.

Good idea