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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

School cellphone bans are growing. But scientists aren’t sure if they work yet

Schools across the country have taken action to ban student cellphone use in recent years, with the hope of stopping bullying and improving America’s increasingly poor academic performance.

Now, new research examining the practice at over 40,000 U.S. schools between 2019-2026 shows there have been benefits - but maybe not as many as lawmakers had hoped.

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