EASTON — The Talbot County Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday to institute cell phone pouches at St. Michaels Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, though it chose to hold off ...

Others find decoys to place in their pouches, pocketing their real devices for surreptitious use throughout the school day. "As of today, I don't know anybody who has put their phones into a pouch ...

The district had previously tried banning phones — both by asking students to put them away, and hanging pouches with slots on classroom doors where kids could deposit them — with limited success.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill limiting student cell phone use during school hours, with exceptions for emergencies, ...

EASTON — Since December, Easton Middle School students have been placing their cell phones in locked pouches, a policy that’s largely succeeding according to staff, though it hasn’t quelled ...

Yondr pouches are made of fabric and are secured by a pin that can only be released with a magnet. In the morning, students are monitored to ensure they are putting their phones in the Yondr pouch.