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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Here are the effects of #smartphone free schools: There are numerous modest benefits on psychological wellbeing, academic performance, and bullying--especially for low SES students. Does this make you more or less likely to support removing smartphones from schools? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hard to know given the wide range of what "ban" actually meant here...

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pettter, stuff scientist @pettter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"Silent mood" eh?

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Fair enough. At a minimum it would include "reduced access in the classroom". But large teacher surveys, at least, report that “strict storage rules,” such as requiring students to leave phones in hallway lockers or Yondr pouches, led to better outcomes. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Landmark "Phones In Focus" Initiative Aims to Collect Evidence and Inform Effective School Cell Phone Policies

/PRNewswire/ -- A nonpartisan group of academic researchers today launched a national survey that seeks to gather information from public school teachers,...

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