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Teaching union leader backs legal ban on mobile phones in schools
Daniel Kebede general secretary of the National Education Union speaks to members holding an 'A Christmas Carol' themed rally outside Rachel Reeves' office in Leeds, December 13, 2024

THE head of Britain’s largest education union has backed a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools.

National Education Union (NEU) general secretary Daniel Kebede warned today that access to extreme pornography on phones is “incredibly damaging” to young boys.

He said that the country “should look towards Australia” where the Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16, adding: “My personal view is I would support a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools.

It also found that nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device.

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