Principal confiscates phones

THE headmaster of Eton College has revealed he is confiscating mobile phones from younger boys at night to ease the “pressures of social media”.

The elite school, which educated princes William and Harry, is asking all first-years to hand in electronic devices before bed so that they can sleep without intrusion.

Eton head teacher Simon Henderson said: “Our year 9 pupils have to hand their electronic devices in overnight. We thought there was going to be an outrage among the boys but actually they really welcomed it.”

Year 9 pupils, aged 13 to 14, are the youngest at the £40 000-a-year (R713 795) school in Berkshire. The boys are asked to hand in their devices at 9.30pm and get them back when they wake up. If there is a special reason why a boy should have their phone such as homesickness they can be given permission to keep it. Henderson said the policy had worked well so far. –Daily Mail