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Cara Swit, Associate professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury

School phone ban one year on: our student survey reveals mixed feelings about its success

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One year after the government banned cellphones from schools to help students focus and reduce distractions in class, we’re beginning to see how it has been implemented and how successful it’s been.

As part of that process, our new research asked young people about the ban. Unsurprisingly, they had a lot to say.

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