The Brief 77% of U.S. adults support banning cellphone use during middle and high school classes. Support for "bell-to-bell" bans (keeping phones off-limits for the entire school day) increased to 48%, up 12 percentage points from 36% in 2024. 77% of U.S. adults support banning cellphone use during middle and high school classes. About 81% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support banning cellphone use during class, compared with 74% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. Among high school teachers, that figure rose sharply, to 72%.