Raising Human

Raising Human

Why Phone‑Free Schools Aren’t Enough

What looks like phone addiction is often a search for something missing—and no device policy can provide it

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Pierre Laurent
Mar 20, 2026
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Phone‑free schools are no longer an experiment. Across the country, administrators who ban cellphones during the school day are seeing real changes: students are more present, classrooms are calmer, and teachers report fewer social disruptions. But as promising as these early results are, they point to a harder truth. Removing phones improves behavior a…

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