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Do phone bans in schools work? Kind of.

A new National Bureau of Economic Research study covering students at thousands of schools between 2019 and 2025 found that requiring students to keep their phones in locked Yondr pouches during the day reduced phone use and had a positive long-term impact on well-being, the New York Times reports.

However, the researchers said they found “no evidence” of overall impact on test scores, classroom attention, or perceived online bullying.

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