Petition · past parliament

Allowing a child to take a mobile phone into school as safety precortion

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

My daughter takes her mobile phone to school for safety purposes, travelling to and from school, to inform me if she has to stay late for a detention. In this day and age it is a must with many attempted abductions from her school. The school are refusing to return the phone.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Mobile phone policy in schools is the responsibility of individual schools. You could raise this with the school's governing body.

Timeline

9 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.