{"id":345192,"date":"2026-07-29T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=345192"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:58:11","slug":"more-americans-now-support-than-oppose-all-day-school-cellphone-bans","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/29\/more-americans-now-support-than-oppose-all-day-school-cellphone-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"More Americans now support than oppose all-day school cellphone bans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7d6c69\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7d6c69;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?resize=1334,750 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346813 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melrose High School students use their smartphones for an in-class activity. (John Tlumacki\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of U.S. adults (77%) support <em>in-class<\/em> cellphone bans for middle and high school students. This finding marks the second consecutive year of rising support for the policy, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted May 26-June 1, 2026. Just 18% say they oppose such a ban, while 6% are unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:345192,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/more-americans-now-support-than-oppose-all-day-school-cellphone-bans\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/support-for-school-cellphone-bans-continues-to-rise\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-29&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:347278,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/support_for_school_cellphone_bans_continues_to_rise-341003-1785333565.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Support for school cellphone bans continues to rise&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they would __ a ban that prevents middle and high school students from using cellphones during \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: \\u201cStrongly\\\/Somewhat support\\u201d and \\u201cStrongly\\\/Somewhat oppose\\u201d responses are combined. 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Those who are not sure or did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Support for school cellphone bans continues to rise<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they would __ a ban that prevents middle and high school students from using cellphones during \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col \/><col \/><col \/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Support<\/th><th>Oppose<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Class<\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">77<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">74<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">68<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><th data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The entire school day<\/th><th data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/th><th data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/th><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">48<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">44<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">36<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: \u201cStrongly\/Somewhat support\u201d and \u201cStrongly\/Somewhat oppose\u201d responses are combined. Those who are not sure or did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"dbd4651b-c899-4dc7-b354-f129c94d5d16\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for the first time, more Americans now support than oppose a ban on students using cellphones during the <em>entire<\/em> school day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of U.S. adults (48%) back \u201cbell-to-bell\u201d school cellphone bans for middle and high school students, up from 36% in 2024. Still, 43% oppose the idea, while 8% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This growth in support for all-day cellphone bans comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/technology\/which-states-ban-or-restrict-cellphones-in-schools\/2024\/06\">more states have enacted such policies<\/a>. In a 2025 survey by the Center, majorities of U.S. adults said all-day bans would improve students\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/16\/americans-support-for-school-cellphone-bans-has-ticked-up-since-last-year\/\">grades, social skills and class behavior<\/a>. Far fewer said the same about students\u2019 physical safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at Americans\u2019 views of cellphone bans in schools for middle and high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This research builds on our past work studying <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/16\/americans-support-for-school-cellphone-bans-has-ticked-up-since-last-year\/\">Americans\u2019 views of school cellphone bans<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/12\/12\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024\/\">teens\u2019 uses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/03\/11\/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time\/\">views and experiences<\/a> with smartphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 9,750 U.S. adults from May 26 to June 1, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-by-age&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"views-by-age\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views by age<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support for in-class and all-day cellphone bans is lower among the youngest adults. Still, support for both policies has increased among all age groups since 2024, when we first asked.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:345192,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/more-americans-now-support-than-oppose-all-day-school-cellphone-bans\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/younger-adults-express-less-support-for-school-cellphone-bans-than-older-adults\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-29&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:347279,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/younger_adults_express_less_support_for_school_cellphone_bans_than_older_adults-341065-1785333582.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Younger adults express less support for school cellphone bans than older adults&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they would &lt;strong&gt;support&lt;\\\/strong&gt; a ban that prevents middle and high school students from using cellphones during \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: \\u201cStrongly\\\/Somewhat support\\u201d responses are combined. 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Those who gave other responses or did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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Those who gave other responses or did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"1e22caf3-2ffc-4d10-bab2-4c2b4bc240ad\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of all age groups support an in-class ban. Roughly six-in-ten adults under 30 (57%) favor the idea \u2013 on par with last year but up from 45% in 2024. Support is far higher among older age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to all-day bans, 28% of adults under 30 express support. By comparison, at least half of Americans 30 and older back all-day bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"views-by-party\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views by party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is broad support in both parties for in-class cellphone bans, though more so among Republicans. About eight-in-ten Republicans and Republican leaners (81%) favor the idea, as do 74% of Democrats and Democratic leaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Republicans (55%) back all-day cell phone bans for middle and high school students, compared with 44% of Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.29_cellphone-ban_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" 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