Petition · past parliament

Change the Rule to Make Sure Everyone can Access Their Phone in School at Lunch.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Students feel unsafe wondering where they go after school. By giving us access (in a certain area) to our phones at break and lunch. We can contact our guardian to arrange a lift and many more. We need proper security measures in school, including modern day technology.
Students feel unsafe wondering where they go after school. By giving us access (in a certain area) to our phones at break and lunch. We can contact our guardian to arrange a lift, if there is a change of plan or if their working late. We need proper security measures in school, including modern day technology. You should make sure we have access to our phones at break and lunch. Not to forget, you depend on technology, so why are you not letting the future PM have any access to it in school!

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about when mobile phones can be used in school are a matter for individual schools, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Require schools to allow children to bring a mobile phone into school: Require schools to allow children to bring a mobile phone into school

Timeline

24 Oct 2021 Petition opened for signatures
29 Oct 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Oct 2021

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