Schools in England will ban students from carrying phones with them, even in their pockets and backpacks": In Britain, the rules for the use of phones in schools continue to be tightened.
"According to the new requirements, students will be prohibited from having phones on them throughout the school day. The mandatory guidelines, which came into effect in June, have already placed a legal responsibility on schools and education associations to provide a phone-free environment.
However, authorities now intend to go further than the "out of sight, out of ear" rules in place in some schools, which allow students to leave phones in their backpacks as long as they don't make a sound and are out of sight. The new requirements will come into effect starting in September 2027."