School leaders are calling for the Department for Education (DfE) to clarify whether books by David Walliams should be withdrawn from school libraries, with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) due to raise the issue with officials today. It comes as schools have started removing the author's books from their shelves after the best-selling author was accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Pepe Di'Iasio, ASCL's general secretary, said his union would be meeting DfE colleagues today to ask for clarity and transparency "so that headteachers can make sure they are making informed decisions that are part of a national context, that are appropriately based in law, and that they can make sure they're doing the right thing on behalf of young people in schools". By Mark Duell. 

Smart glasses should not be allowed in schools, education minister Josh MacAlister has insisted. Responding to a House of Commons written question in which Labour MP Cat Smith suggested the government could introduce restrictions on their sale, the education minister said he would "clarify guidance" around the wearable technology. It follows a parliamentary debate last week during which ministers said they were considering a ban on “certain users" buying smart glasses, which have become more popular in recent years, but did not specify who would be affected. Safeguarding minister Satvir Kaur said the government was looking at restrictions "at pace". By Harry Taylor.

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