Students at the UK school would be required to start at 7am and engage in extra-curricular activities after finishing classes.
The school day at All Saints Catholic College in west London will run from 7am to 7pm under plans by headteacher Andrew O'Neill.
O'Neill was concerned that technology has made young people lazy and anxious, and radical action was needed to break the cycle, reportsHe says he has observed "some of the most shocking things I have ever seen" on devices.O'Neill's plan for his 900-student school in the suburb of Notting Hill comes after he banned pupils from carrying phones on their person over worries they ruined social skills.
The move followed similar restrictions at state schools in and some independent schools in other jurisdictions.
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