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Clinicians urge UK government to cut classroom screen time
A group of clinicians says technology use in English schools is behind a rise in problems like short-sightedness; the tablets arrived first, the warnings second.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on Best of BBNPublished
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- First reported by BBC: “Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, government urged”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:42 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: UK.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA group of clinicians is urging the government to cut screen time in English classrooms, warning that technology use is driving a rise in health problems.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShort-sightedness is the one they single out, and they say the damage could follow children well into adult life, according to the BBC.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the school gives you a tablet, then the doctors say your eyes are going. That's a fun loop.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a loop with a bill attached, Kenji. Schools bought the devices, and now clinicians want fewer hours spent using them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFewer hours. Hmm.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe government is being urged to act, and parents will want to know what that means for homework, which now often lives on a screen.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHomework on a screen means one tab for the essay and nine tabs for everything else. Doctors should look at that.
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