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Teacher Talk | What Emerging Research Says About School Cell Phone Bans

Jacqueline Wilber

South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Aug 19, 2025

The Digital Wellness Lab’s deep dive into research around the impacts of cell phone policies in schools, What the Science Says: Smartphones in Schools, is highlighted.

We believe that by following the science, we can create an empathetic and respectful world in which our kids can grow up healthy, smart, and kind.

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