Guernsey Campaign Draws 100-Plus to Push School Smartphone Ban
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 22
Guernsey Campaign Draws 100-Plus to Push School Smartphone Ban
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 22
Summary
More than 100 people attended a Les Beaucamps High School event where Smartphone Free Childhood Guernsey pressed for a blanket school smartphone ban.
Students at the event backed the idea, saying phones can hinder face-to-face interaction and that a ban could help pupils connect more easily.
Guernsey authorities are already weighing the issue through a survey of parents, students and staff, with results due later this summer to guide future policy.
The campaign comes as some island schools already restrict phones and after the UK government said in April it would introduce a legal smartphone ban in England's schools.