Doug’s Dime: Should Cellphones Be Banned In Schools?

For the first time on record, more Americans support a ban on students using cellphones during the entire school day than oppose it, with 48 percent of respondents backing a ban and just 43 percent opposing one, down from 53 percent opposed and 36 percent in favor as of 2024. Support for a ban on middle and high school students using cellphones during just class is considerably higher, at 77 percent in favor and 18 percent opposed.

Jeffrey Gottfried, Pew Research Center