When U-46 middle school students head back to class in August, the cellphones and smart watches they bring with them will be ...

There wasn’t a phone in sight. The middle school, which has about 700 students, bought neoprene gray bags called Yondr pouches for students this year to help implement a new ‘away for the day ...

“Schools that have implemented pouches experience reductions in behavior referrals and bullying behaviors as well as increases in academic performance.” The Wyoming Area School Board last ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Public Schools leaders are considering a district-wide ban on student cell phone use, but first PPS will watch as two of its schools try out Yondr phone pouches — the ...

Warren County Schools defined personal electronic devices as the following: At the beginning of each school day, students will be required to place their electronics on a Yondr pouch. Warren ...

At Hampshire Regional High School, where students in grades 7-12 attend school, the magnetically locked Yondr pouches are being tested as a pilot program throughout the fall semester, funded by ...

New Haven Academy’s hallways and cafeteria have gotten louder — now that the high school has become the first in the district to adopt Yondr pouches, leading to students spending lunchtime talking to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — As the school year comes to a close, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is assessing the effectiveness of cell phone pouches introduced to students this year. The district ...

The pouches lock and unlock at stations near the school entrance, which are only available at the start and end of each school day. "It's been a game-changer; it really has," said Jeff Roberts ...