School Smartphone Bans Don't Boost Student Mental Health, Study Finds

Source: PsyPostSchools around the world are increasingly restricting phone use. The hope is that limiting access to smartphones during the school day will reduce distractions, improve behavior, protect students from online harms, and support learning. Some schools even ban smart phones from the premises. Yet a new study, published in BMJ Mental Health, finds that smartphone restrictions do not appear to meaningfully improve pupils' quality of life or mental...