School bans alone not enough to tackle negative impacts of phone and social media use
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2025 23:10 ET (24-Jun-2025 03:10 GMT/UTC)
Students attending schools that ban the use of phones throughout the school day aren’t necessarily experiencing better mental health and wellbeing, as the first worldwide study of its kind has found that just banning smartphones is not enough to tackle their negative impacts.
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