Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

<p>Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard children</p><p>Two fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.</p><p>Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, on Friday warning that they would seek a judicial review. They argue that current guidance, which allows headteachers to decide how smartphones are used, is unlawful and unsafe for children.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/13/fathers-legal-action-smartphone-ban-england-schools">Continue reading...</a>