Mobile phones are to be banned in primary schools across the Capital as a teacher described trying to teach with them around as like being in “a casino full of cocaine”.

And a ban on mobile phones in secondary schools will be explored, following a period of consultation and impact assessment.

The primary school ban is set to come at some point from November onwards, giving council officers time to plan how the ban will be applied.

Officers are set to make exemptions available for students who have a medical need to have a smartphone.

Councillors were in agreement at Tuesday’s Education, Children and Families committee meeting that a ban on mobiles in secondary schools was something valuable to pursue.

A consultation is now set to be launched on a ban in secondary schools, with ana

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