{"id":387503,"date":"2026-10-13T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/schools-urged-to-cut-screen-time-in-classrooms-by-medical-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:00:06","slug":"schools-urged-to-cut-screen-time-in-classrooms-by-medical-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/schools-urged-to-cut-screen-time-in-classrooms-by-medical-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools urged to cut screen time in classrooms by medical experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zj96AK2rQ6o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Schools urged to cut screen time in classrooms by medical experts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zj96AK2rQ6o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 150 clinicians have warned of a crisis in children&#8217;s physical and developmental health because of the amount of time they spend on screens in school.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve written to the Education and Health Secretaries, highlighting that there&#8217;s no requirement to show that Edtech products like tablets and laptops are safe for children.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was written and signed by GPs, ophthalmologists, audiologists, paediatricians and speech and language therapists.<\/p>\n<p>They say they are prescribing glasses, hearing aids and speech therapy for problems unintentionally made worse in schools.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 150 clinicians have warned of a crisis in children&#8217;s physical and developmental health because of the amount of time they spend on screens in school. 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