England Announces New Mobile Phone Rules for Schools
In England today, 97% of 12-year-olds have a mobile phone, according to government data.
And the government has just announced new guidelines to help secondary schools ban phone use during the school day.
These are not laws, but it is hoped the guidelines will give schools confidence to ban phones.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told the BBC: "There is no place for mobile phones in our schools all the way through the school day."
"You don't go to sit on your mobile phone or to send messages whilst you could actually talk to somebody," she said in another BBC interview.
A ban could mean schools tell pupils that they cannot bring their phones to school at all, that they must leave them in a safe place during the day, or that pupils are allowed to keep their phones but they will be taken away if students are seen using them.
The guidelines also say schools can search pupils or their bags for mobile phones if they believe this is needed.
Most schools in England already have rules like these, and some teachers feel the new guidelines are not necessary.
There are bigger problems in education that should be looked at first, say some.
Others have been happy to receive this support from the government, and have said it could help protect schools from criticism from parents.
Some students have also said they think school life is better when mobile phones are not allowed, because they are better able to focus on learning.
