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News
Thursday, 06 February 2025 11:32
There is no direct link between school phone bans and better grades
But generally kids have to get off their mobiles more
The first study of its kind suggests that banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental well-being.
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Gaming
Friday, 16 March 2018 12:43
New study rules out games as precursors to violent crime
"Guns don't kill people computer games do" myth dispelled
Trying to avoid saying that the nation's gun obsession is responsible for school shootings, US politicians are focusing on violent video games as a cause. However, a new long-term study has proved that they are talking rubbish.