Molly Pipe

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Martin Eastaugh |Molly Pipe

Image caption, Campaigners have been pushing for legislation to ban smartphones in schoolsMartin Eastaugh & Molly PipeThe parents of nearly 4,000 Oxfordshire children have pledged to deny them a smartphone until at least the end of Year Nine. It is part of the "parent pact" launched by campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood. The group warns that mobiles "can cause a whole host of problems, from triggering anxiety and eating disorders, to opening the door to cyberbullying or sexual predators".