> Have they already tried to ban phones in schools? My eldest is 12 and in his school they are not allowed to use their phones during school time, and I fully

> Have they already tried to ban phones in schools? My eldest is 12 and in his school they are not allowed to use their phones during school time, and I fully support this. Due to some genius government policy here involving "digital classrooms", every child in his year has been handed an iPad to use during lessons. Guess what? Kids end up watching junk on YouTube during lessons, then get their devices confiscated. I wonder if the policy wonks in government have met (m)any 12 year olds...