STOPDISINFORMATION#CONTEXTO: School phone bans not enough to cut screen time alone, study suggests
A new study from academics at the #UniversityofBirmingham found strict phone bans were not a "silver bullet", in some cases did not stop teenagers prioritising screen time over sleep, homework , physical activity outside school
School phones policies alone are not enough'
Goodyear says the study does not say "don't ban phones in schools", but that "school phone policies alone are not enough to tackle the harms associated with phones, social media use"
The study says issues around phones, social media use, whether that's bullying, arguments, or distractions to learning, still occur with those policies in place
#Schools #Mobilephones
"They don't eliminate them. They just change when they happen and how they appear,"
Goodyear says the study does not say "don't ban phones in schools", but that "school phone policies alone are not enough to tackle the harms associated with phones, social media use"
The study says issues around phones, social media use, whether that's bullying, arguments, or distractions to learning, still occur with those policies in place
#Schools #Mobilephones
"They don't eliminate them. They just change when they happen and how they appear,"