The chances are your child has a smartphone. But whether they’re allowed to use them in school or not could have a huge impact on not only their academic success but also their mental health and wider wellbeing. Brianna Ghey was 16 when she was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds after being lured into a park in Warrington. Her mother, Esther, now wants a legal ban on phones in schools, rather than the current guidelines which don’t make such a ban compulsory.
