Over 80% of parents support school mobile phone ban

Parents of primary school children were more likely to favour a ban on mobile phones in schools compared to secondary school parents. File Picture.

More than 80% of parents want phones to be banned in both primary and secondary schools, according to a new survey.

The annual Back to School survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) also has parents reporting that 10.7 is the average age at which primary school children get their first phones. Secondary school parents said the average age was 13.5 years.