MP Proposes Law to Ban Smartphones in School

A Labour MP will introduce a Private Members’ Bill which if passed would require all schools in England to become smartphone-free, in a bid to help children cut down on their screen time. MP for Whitehaven and Woking Josh MacAlister will introduce the bill on Wednesday, which would also force companies to raise the age of gaining data consent without parental authority from 13 to 16. It would also strengthen the powers of Ofcom, the communications regulator, to protect children from apps that are designed to be addictive, and, if necessary, commit the government to review further regulations related to the design, supply, and marketing of smartphones to under-16s....