School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says

Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warnsSchool smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.The UCL report was published on Tuesday, the day after a statutory ban on smartphones in schools in England came into force, making individual schools and trusts legally responsible for being phone-fre

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The Guardian World — The Guardian World
30 June 2026
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