Schools across U.S. turn to a locked magnetic pouch as a cellphone ban solution. Here's what to know.

At least 2.5 million students across the country are using Yondr pouches, as 35 states have laws or rules limiting cellphones in schools.

'This has dramatically changed the classroom environment,' Phone pouches boost classroom engagement at Wyoming Area

One school district in Luzerne County is locking away distractions this school year with new 'Yondr' phone pouches.
The Telegraph on MSN

Alton schools adopt Yondr pouches for phones, cite better behavior

While the state law does not require the use of Yondr pouches, the Alton School District has become one of the few “cell ...
Business Insider

Yondr's CEO, who makes cellphone pouches for schools and concerts, uses only a flip phone — and stays off social media

Yondr makes the zippered pouches that people in school and at concerts use to store their phones. School phone bans are becoming more popular, including in New York and Los Angeles. Its CEO says he ...
Yahoo

Millions of students use these pouches to lock up their cellphones

Carey Gallagher began her senior year at Yonkers Middle High School in New York this week alongside 1,438 students, now all required to place their cellphones in a locked magnetic pouch. Yonkers ...

Schools spend millions on pouches to keep phones out of students' hands

Several of the biggest districts in the U.S. use Yondr bags to store kids' cellphones. But some schools are using lower-tech ...
The Citizens' Voice

Wyoming Area superintendent, students, praise phone-pouch policy

Students and administrators at Wyoming Area School District are attesting to the benefits of a new policy that locks students ...
The 74 on MSN

This School Banned Phones 6 Years Ago. Teachers — and Many Kids — Are Loving it

On a cool Friday morning in April, the halls of California’s San Mateo High School were full of students chatting, running to ...
New Haven Independent

Cross Adapts To Phone-Free School

Need to unlock your phone?” Wilbur Cross Principal Matt Brown asked student after student after student at dismissal time — prompting them to tap their Yondr pouches against his handheld ...