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The Case Against School Cell Phone Bans

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6428

February 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint advocates for allowance of cell phone use in schools with policies in place to decrease harm and support learning.

Corresponding Author: Sonia Livingstone, BSc, DPhil, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom (s.livingstone@lse.ac.uk).

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