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Tom Rees the head of the Orniston Academies Trust with 35000 pupils in the UK says the status quo is unacceptable. In France a government report says restrict internet enabled phones to children over 13  years and to social media 16 years. This is the headline in today's The Guardian.

Tom Rees says-

We are seeing huge and real concerns around mental health, post-pandemic. These are not just self-reported, we’re also seeing real concerns about self-harm, attempted suicide, A&E admissions – these are facts from across the world involving young people and adolescents.

“We’re seeing a clear correlation between that and mobile phone and social media use, in particular. Not all mobile phone use is equal and the relationship between that and adolescent mental health, we think, is overwhelming.

“There is a responsibility for society to respond, and a responsibility for schools to make it harder for children to access inappropriate content through the school day and restrict the draw of social media.”