Edinburgh is set to introduce city-wide rules banning mobile phones in high schools from the start of the new school year in August. The policy is designed to apply across the local authority’s secondary schools, making Edinburgh one of the early areas in Scotland to adopt widespread restrictions on pupils’ mobile devices. Coverage reports that the restrictions take effect from after the summer holidays, with schools expected to implement the new expectations when the term begins. Both outlets frame the move as part of a broader effort to manage phone use in classrooms and school settings, though they do not set out extensive details on specific exceptions or enforcement measures in the provided information. The change is portrayed as a significant step compared with more limited or case-by-case approaches elsewhere, with Edinburgh establishing a uniform approach across the city’s high school sector. The policy timing is the same in both reports, tied to the August return to school, and the city is described as among the first local authorities in Scotland to implement full bans.