Smartphones should be banned in schools because too many children are using them to watch pornography or take inappropriate pictures or videos of girls, MPs have been told.
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has been examining the Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum and as part of that review, it heard from a number of experts and campaign groups on Wednesday.
Lucy Marsh, from the Family Education Trust charity, said children growing up in the smartphone era were subjected to a highly sexualised environment.
Marsh said: “Until we actually address the fact that children are watching porn, we’re never going to solve the problem of violence against women because while children have got access to smartphones they are going to be able to view it.”…