There is growing concern amongst parents, guardians and teachers about mobile phone use in schools, especially primary schools.
Westminster Conservatives are backing calls for a ban on smartphone use in primary schools.
We spoke to Cllr Karen Scarborough (Marylebone) after a meeting with Primary Schools Heads.
Karen explains
"I've just spoken at a Partnership Primary Heads Conference about mobile phones in schools, which is something that we as Conservatives have been concerned about for quite some time now.
"So we're looking to implement a policy banning smartphones in primary schools and working with secondary schools and academies to support them, as we do appreciate that some children and young people use mobile phones to do their homework and use for other work in school.
"The stories that I was hearing from the heads are really, really concerning.
"And parents, they're working with parents who are not always co-operative.
"So, it's a huge challenge.
"And so we need to speak with the tech giants. And it's very important that they take more responsibility for what children and young people are looking on social media."
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