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The Pierson Middle High School implemented the Yondr system at the start of this school year, requiring students to place their cell phones in a magnetically locked pouch at the start of each day. Students keep the pouches with them during the school day but cannot open them. KYRIL BROMLEY PHOTOS

The Pierson Middle High School implemented the Yondr system at the start of this school year, requiring students to place their cell phones in a magnetically locked pouch at the start of each day. Students keep the pouches with them during the school day but cannot open them. KYRIL BROMLEY PHOTOS

27Speaks on Feb 15, 2024

This school year, Pierson High School instituted a new cellphone policy that requires students to put their phones away in locked bags, called Yondr pouches, at the beginning of the school day. The phones stay in the pouches until the security team unlocks them at the end of the day. On this week’s podcast, reporter Cailin Riley joins the editors to discuss how the policy is working out, what other school districts are doing, and the benefits and detriments of no-phone policies in schools.

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