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The debate over banning smartphones in schools rages as more students are bringing phones to schools. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects

Justin D. Martin, University of South Florida and Chighaf Bakour, University of South Florida

A survey of more than 1,500 Florida students may temper expectations of cellphone bans in schools.
It’s easy for governments to make big policy announcements, and more difficult to change what happens in thousands of classrooms and schools. (Shutterstock)

For successful school phone bans, school administrators and parents need to support teachers

Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

It simply cannot be left up to individual teachers to enforce cellphone restrictions in schools without significant support from school administrators and work to bring parents on board.

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  1. Alberta education
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  9. Study habits
  10. Technology use

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