Phone-Free Schools to Protect Adolescents

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All-day cell phone bans in schools improve academic performance and mental health among adolescents. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Josh Golin; Daniel Buck

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6422

February 23, 2026JAMA Pediatrics

Phone-Free Schools to Protect Adolescents

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The aim is to evaluate the effects of cell phone bans in schools on academic performance and mental well-being.
Discussion of existing literature on cell phone use and its impact in educational settings.
Analysis of mental health indicators related to cell phone use among adolescents.
Evaluation of academic performance metrics before and after cell phone bans.
Banning cell phones leads to improved focus and higher academic performance.
Mental health indicators show improvement, suggesting reduced anxiety and distractions among students.

Implication

This viewpoint discusses the impacts of cell phone bans on academic performance and mental health in adolescents, suggesting significant improvements.

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This Viewpoint discusses the academic and mental health benefits of all-day cell phone bans in schools.

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Golin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e91fdf5123be5ed04fd6f https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6422

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