School phone bans don’t boost grades or wellbeing

A study released 4th February 2025 finds that “There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents.”

Read the full publication:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00003-1/fulltext

The study sampled 1227 participants across 30 English Secondary schools; 20 with restrictive policies and 10 with permissive policies.

“Interpretation:

There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents. The findings do not provide evidence to support the use of school policies that prohibit phone use during the school day in their current form, and indicate that these policies require further development.”

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