Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement
More significantly, support for so-called "bell-to-bell" bans now stands at 48 percent, compared with 43 percent who oppose the idea. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The shift coincides with a rush of state legislation. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 42 states have enacted measures addressing cellphone use in schools, many of which require districts to adopt restrictions during the school day.
- ▪More significantly, support for so-called "bell-to-bell" bans now stands at 48 percent, compared with 43 percent who oppose the idea.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The shift coincides with a rush of state legislation.
- ▪According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 42 states have enacted measures addressing cellphone use in schools, many of which require districts to adopt restrictions during the school day.
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| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:31:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); personal tech Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement Polling suggests patience with handsets in the classroom is running shorter than a teenager's battery life Carly Page Carly Page Published thu 30 Jul 2026 // 15:31 UTC Americans are warming to the idea that schools should be for learning rather than doomscrolling, with support for all-day smartphone bans now outweighing opposition for the first time.A new Pew Research Center survey of 9,750 US adults found that…
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