'Be able to get in touch': Some parents worry about new school cell phone policies
Cincinnati Public Schools' cell phone policy doesn't require each high school to use the Yondr bags, but district leaders said that every high school principal wanted them. So starting this school year, every student in seventh through 12th grade will have to lock up their phones during the school day.
Naugatuck schools approve use of Yondr pouches for students’ cellphones
NAUGATUCK - The Board of Education has approved the use of Yondr pouches to lock up the cellphones of students in grades 7-12 for the school day during the upcoming school year. The school district held three forums regarding the new policy earlier this month.
Cincinnati high schools implement pouches for cellphones
Yondr pouches work as a magnetic locking system. When the student gets to school, they will place their phone into a provided pouch. When it’s time for dismissal, they will tap it against some of the unlocking bases.
Cincinnati Public Schools Implement Cell Phone Ban, Introduce Yondr Pouches and Metro Bus Rides for Students
Cincinnati Public Schools enforce a new policy requiring high school students to lock phones in Yondr pouches to reduce distractions.
How schools in the Greater Cincinnati area are limiting phone use for students
This change comes after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill in May requiring school districts to limit the time students spend on their phones.
This school bans all cellphone use and parents love it. Here's how they do it.
Two Indy area charter high schools have a strict zero phone use policy that has been in place long before the new state went into affect.
Manitoba bans cellphones in school for K-8 students
Manitoba will ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 8 schools for the upcoming school year, the province says.
Abington School School District cellphone ban: Everything you need to know
Abington School District is joining the many schools implementing a cellphone ban for the 2024-2025 school year.
Cell phones: to use or not to use at school
As the 2024-25 school year draws near, school districts grapple with the ongoing question of how to work around cell phones.
Hutchison School Implements Cell Phone Ban to Enhance Student Well-Being
Dr. Kristen Ring of Hutchison School discusses their new school-wide cell phone ban on Live at 9, aimed at improving students' focus and mental health. Only on Live at 9
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Abilene ISD considers cell phone ban or ‘pouch system’ changes to district policy
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Brockton High to become a 'cell phone-free environment' with Yondr bag program
Brockton High students must adhere to a new cell phone policy, restricting use during the day. See how the program works.
More North Texas school districts joining the phone-free movement
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Urbana Middle School holding roundtable on new phone-free rule
Urbana Middle School is banning student cell phone usage during school hours. As they enact this major change, officials are ...
These CT schools got phones out of classrooms. Here’s how they did it as the state seeks crackdown
One Connecticut principal said that if he looks at the problems that we were experiencing before implementing student ...
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Bentonville students and parents discuss no-phone policy
Bentonville students were back in the classroom on Wednesday for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. This year, a new ...
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'A cultural shift': New CPS policy requires high school cellphones to be stored in locked pouches
The district said each school will individually communicate with students and their families before the cell phone pouch policy goes into effect, likely the week after Labor Day.
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School districts around the state are working to regain students attention by using Yondr pouches to keep phones and other ...