{"id":274691,"date":"2025-09-03T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-a-ban-on-phones-in-schools-enough-to-protect-our-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:05:26","slug":"is-a-ban-on-phones-in-schools-enough-to-protect-our-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-a-ban-on-phones-in-schools-enough-to-protect-our-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a ban on phones in schools enough to protect our kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mudLMIyiooI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is a ban on phones in schools enough to protect our kids?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mudLMIyiooI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The chances are your child has a smartphone. But whether they\u2019re allowed to use them in school or not could have a huge impact on not only their academic success but also mental health issues and wider threats to their wellbeing.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBrianna Ghey was 16 when she was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds after being lured into a park in Warrington.\u00a0\u00a0Her mother, Esther, has told Sky News she lost her daughter twice \u2013 firstly to her phone, then to her killers.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEsther now wants a legal ban on phones in schools, rather than the current guidelines which don\u2019t make such a ban compulsory.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn today\u2019s episode, Kamali Melbourne speaks to our North of England correspondent, Shingi Mararike \u2013 following his interview with Esther Ghey \u2013 as well as campaigner, Dr Susie Davies, who would like to see even stronger measures to protect young people from the dangers of mobile phone use.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nProducer:\u00a0Emily Hulme\u00a0<br \/>\nEditor:\u00a0Mike Bovill\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chances are your child has a smartphone. 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