Texas School District Requires Students to Lock Up Phones

Another Texas school district will now require students to lock away their cell phone during school hours. Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School are the latest school districts that will be required to place their cell phones in the locking Yondr pouch when they get to school.

WHAT IS A YONDR POUCH?

The Yondr Pouch is a secure bag that is used to store your mobile device during an event or in this case, school. This will block the use of cellphones for the students during school hours.

According to fox4news.com, students at Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School will be required to place their cell phones when they get to school. Students will then place the locked up phone in a backpack for the school day. On the way out of the building, students will be able to unlock the pouches and use their devices again.

If a student loses their pouch, they will have to pay for a replacement! If a student forgets bring the pouch to school, their phone will be collected and they can pick it up at the end of the day. What do you think about this school policy?

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