A school has banned mobile phones for its pupils which has left parents fuming as they are forced to collect them at the end of the day.
Parents of pupils at the The Romsey School in Hampshire claim they have been forced to take time off work to pick up confiscated phones.
Criticism of secondary school's policy comes following new guidance from the government which supports banning phones at school.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will order schools to outlaw smartphones during lessons, and also in breaks, in a bid to end disruption and make it easier for pupils to focus.
A government source said new guidance would be issued to schools across England requiring them to take action.
Previously at The Romsey School, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted, confiscated phones could be collected by pupils at the end of the day.
But now, as part of a new government-led crackdown, the school has implemented a new rule stating they can only be returned to parents.
