Dads asks to ban smartphones in schools across England

Two fathers have announced that they will demand judicial review of government guidance as part of a campaign to ban smartphones in schools.

Does Oxford and Pete Montgomery, who live near Lancaster, have warned the Education Secretary Bridget Philipson in a letter on Friday that they are planning to take legal action.

The pair said that the current guidance, which allows headtackers to decide how the smartphone is used, is illegal and insecure for children.

The Education Department (DFE) said that schools already had the power to ban the phone and it was bringing “better protection” from harmful materials through the online security act.

The father has brought his claim under the name of generation Alpha CIC.

He believes that the safest approach for children will be a complete ban on smartphones in schools.

Mr. Or-Weing said: “We know that when children use smartphones, they do not usually do it safely.

He said that they were using the equipment to reach harmful “very violent or sexual” materials or “they use it for cyberbulling”.

He said: “Parents have told us that boys are being filmed naked in PE changing room and then shared throughout the school.”

Meanwhile, he said that girls were being manipulated by predators on messaging platforms during “lessons and” young children “were shown” graphic pornography “in school bus by other children in school toilets.

The father said that the children should only have a “brick phone”, if needed to communicate with parents, but the ban on smartphone was a “no-bravener”.

Government released it Latest guidance around keeping children safe in school On Monday.

This admitted that some children may engage in bullying and sexual harassment, “Share pornographic pictures” and “see and share pornography and other harmful materials” and that schools should carefully consider how it is managed “.

Shri Montgomery said: “We gave information requests to schools in England about the safety of smartphones and social media related events.

“A school passed 55 such incidents for social services in the last academic year, out of which 17 were sent to the police.”

He said: “A statutory ban will be a major relief for headtechers and parents equally.”

In a statement, DFE said: “Schools already have the power to ban the phone, and we support the headtackers, which is supported by our clear guidance to take necessary steps to prevent disruption, how to ban their use.

“We know that there are extensive issues with children’s online experiences, which is why we are also bringing better protection from harmful materials through the online security act.”

There are 14 days to respond to the letter officially, after which the contenders can release judicial review proceedings.