Overview

• MSPs debated a Labour motion on Wednesday calling for a ban on mobile phones in classrooms across Scotland.
• Labour’s Pam Duncan-Glancy argued a national prohibition would help tackle disruptive behavior, bullying and declining attention.
• Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth restated that a blanket mandate is not appropriate or feasible, emphasizing local decision-making.
• Gilruth said guidance was updated last year to make school-wide bans permissible and noted some schools and councils already enforce them.
• Scottish Conservatives voiced support for a nationwide classroom ban, while no new statutory policy was announced.