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Kilkenny TD supports initiative to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Local TD John McGuinness, today expressed strong support for a proposed initiative to ban mobile phones in secondary schools during the school day. Minister Norma Foley's proposal aims to create a more focused and positive learning environment by ...

22 Aug 2024 at 22:33

Scotland

Labour seeks mobile phones ban in schools as ministers accused of ‘passing buck’

Labour has called for a national mobile phone ban in Scotland’s schools, with ministers accused of having “dithered” and “passed the buck” on the issue. The party’s education spokeswoman Pam Duncan-Glancy said pupils are being left to “pay the ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:39

Scotland

Labour to push for school mobile phone ban

Scottish Labour will use its debating time in Holyrood on Wednesday to push for a ban on mobile phones in schools. Concerns have been raised about behaviour and attainment in schools in the years since the pandemic, with some suggesting ...

01 Oct 2025 at 09:55

Scotland

Labour leader vows to ban phones in classrooms

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has vowed to ban mobile phones in classrooms if he is elected first minister. He said the devices are having a “catastrophic” impact on young people, with cyberbullying on the rise, and he pledged to ...

01 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Sarwar ‘willing to have argument with anyone’ on need to ban phones in schools

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he is willing to “have the argument with anybody” to ban phones in schools if he wins May’s election. Mr Sarwar has this week announced a number of policies for his party ahead of polling ...

04 Feb 2026 at 13:28

Consultation opens on expanding mobile phone ban to all Edinburgh schools

Pupils across Edinburgh could have their mobile phones locked away during the day, following a pilot scheme at two high schools in the city. The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a consultation on expanding the initiative to ...

21 Jan 2026 at 13:39

Scotland

Ban phones in schools to protect children from online dangers, parents urge

Scotland’s Education Secretary must urgently ban phones in schools to protect children from online dangers such as viewing beheading videos, parents have urged. The Smartphone Free Childhood (SFC) group is meeting Jenny Gilruth ...

05 Feb 2026 at 18:38

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