Banning of Mobile Phones in UK Schools!

[brandon]

I think that'll be a difficult ban to enforce, pupils will always sneak their phones in unless they bring in airport style scanners lol.

[Eric]

in my country, we are not allowed to bring mobile phone to school. primary and high school. and i have no problem with that as they have all the payphones around my school. even if i have to make an emergency call and i can just ask my teacher. dont know about college though.

[MKR&*42]

what about on the way home from/on the way to school? or if pupils are allowed out at lunchtimes?

u prob should spend less time on ur phone in class then

& true @Intersocial; but what if a parent needed to contact their children privately? it is a bit of a hassle to go from reception, who might be busy for a while, to the child when they could just text their mobile phone. but yea they shouldn't have it out in class, we weren't allowed at all but we are in college depending the lecturer. imo it's rude to be texting so i don't do it...

In my high school we had to pay to ring home and they wouldn't allow us access to the school phone thus that wouldn't work in some schools.

Oh my lord, wondered why I had 5 notifications o.e

Laura - you can still go to the reception at lunchtime, BUT read on.
Buttons (Idk your real name, sorry lol) - what kind of private issue ? In my school, if it's something private and very important the reception usually arrange for you go to home/wherever the issue is. I can't quite think of something very private that doesn't meet that criteria nor does the school already know of.
Sam - You had to pay? Jeez that sucks. I'd imagine if it was an emergency they'd HAVE to get in contact with the parent.

[lawrawrrr]

Oh my lord, wondered why I had 5 notifications o.e

Laura - you can still go to the reception at lunchtime, BUT read on.
Buttons (Idk your real name, sorry lol) - what kind of private issue ? In my school, if it's something private and very important the reception usually arrange for you go to home/wherever the issue is. I can't quite think of something very private that doesn't meet that criteria nor does the school already know of.
Sam - You had to pay? Jeez that sucks. I'd imagine if it was an emergency they'd HAVE to get in contact with the parent.

Our reception was closed at lunchtime.

I just think it's too dangerous, say you were out of the school and you saw someone being attacked or run over, it seems silly to have to go all the way back to school just to call 999 :S

[MKR&*42]

Our reception was closed at lunchtime.

I just think it's too dangerous, say you were out of the school and you saw someone being attacked or run over, it seems silly to have to go all the way back to school just to call 999 :S

Oh, really. Jeez, it's amazing how different schools are lol.

I will admit though, that is most likely the biggest problem regarding this supposed ban. If you're walking home and see a serious crime or incident help, then it is a bit tedious having to run back to school and ask to use a phone. Although I wouldn't imagine it happens much, it could be an issue.

But once you start making exceptions, teens overdo the limit. Before you know it, they'll start saying "I need to text my friend this message about tonight... it's an emergency blah blah".

[lawrawrrr]

Oh, really. Jeez, it's amazing how different schools are lol.

I will admit though, that is most likely the biggest problem regarding this supposed ban. If you're walking home and see a serious crime or incident help, then it is a bit tedious having to run back to school and ask to use a phone. Although I wouldn't imagine it happens much, it could be an issue.

But once you start making exceptions, teens overdo the limit. Before you know it, they'll start saying "I need to text my friend this message about tonight... it's an emergency blah blah".

mmhm. I understand that it takes away from lessons, but I think that the most extent you can go to is banning pupils from using them, or possibly even taking them away at the beginning of each lesson/day. My friend's school they do have to hand their phones in for some lessons, there's a big box at the front of the classrooms.

[Samantha]

I remember one time it was non uniform, I forgot my stationary, my money and my phone (I might not have had a phone tbh) so at dinner (as I knew the receptionists wouldn't let me ring home) I walked home, considering i was about 12, our dinner was 30 mins long and it took me 20 mins to get home. If I had had a phone (or should i aay if I wasn't allowed a phone) would that be fair? Made me late to next lesson too - wait it was sports day and It got cancellwd when we ot to school.

Also, in college if my lessons cancelled I need to ring my parents, I had this lesson which was cancellwd and if I wasn't able to contact ky dad I would be waiting over an hour. I think phones are needed imo

[triston220]

The only time we're allowed phones is during break and dinner. If there was an emergency though, we could call home.

[Absently]

our school was always quite reasonable. technically, you weren't supposed to use it during school hours, but for lunches and you were outside, you could use it all you want. i never really texted during class, only if i wanted to go home, i'd text my mum asking to ring the school to let me home. as you got older though in our school, it didn't matter if you used your mobile as you're there out of your own choice and you either want to listen or not. so even if a mobile went off, it was ignored. i don't think you should be forbidden as sometimes you don't want to speak openly that you need to go home, 'cus lots of people are quite shy or might feel uncomfortable etc.

[kuzkasate]

In my high school we had to pay to ring home and they wouldn't allow us access to the school phone thus that wouldn't work in some schools.

I'm sure if the government banned mobile phones, school would change this.

u prob should spend less time on ur phone in class then

& true @Intersocial; but what if a parent needed to contact their children privately? it is a bit of a hassle to go from reception, who might be busy for a while, to the child when they could just text their mobile phone. but yea they shouldn't have it out in class, we weren't allowed at all but we are in college depending the lecturer. imo it's rude to be texting so i don't do it...

I reckon if its private, you could speak to an SSO and they'd let you phone privately.

My school was pretty laid back about phones, you could get it out in lesson several times and get a few warnings - hardly ever took it off you. Now they're trying to change that - your phone must be switched off at all times when you're in the 'phone zone' in your bag. The phone zone is basically everywhere that isn't outside or the canteen But yeah, if government do implement this (which I hope they do) I think that schools would definitely let pupils ring home, urgent or not. I just know how much it distracts in schools and I actually know people that have failed GCSE's because of it - seems kind of stupid but it's true & it distracts others too, especially when a teacher has to stop to give someone a 'telling off' - it just wastes time of others.