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NO PHONE ZONE: OVER HALF OF PARENTS WANT SCHOOLS TO BAN MOBILE PHONES

  • Parents’ support for a mobile ban in schools is growing, up to 57% from 49% two years ago
  • Three quarters of parents (74%) claim mobiles are a distraction, three in five (61%) believe a ban would cut bullying and a quarter (24%) believe it would reduce peer pressure to buy premium handset
  • But almost four million parents (27%) think banning mobiles at school
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