Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a> urge <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> not to buy <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a><br>Many <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a countywide policy advising parents against giving children smartphones at home.<br>Using mobiles is already banned in schools in Monmouthshire, south Wales, but due to a rise in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cyberbullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberbullying</span></a> reports and fears <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> use at home is affecting schoolwork, schools are going a step further. <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyxggv9j9zo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cwyxggv9</span><span class="invisible">j9zo</span></a></p>