This School Locks Up Students' Phones
This School Locks Up Students' Phones
With the help of tech start-up Yondr, San Lorenzo High School in California has banned cellphone use during the school day.
Since the last school year, students have been required to keep their phones in Yondr’s locking pouches from 8 a.m. until school lets out at 3:10 p.m.
Yondr CEO Graham Dugoni was inspired to create the pouches after noticing that people at some concerts he was attending were more absorbed with their phones than with the music. Performers have flocked to the concept, with comedians such as Dave Chappelle, Jack White and Chris Rock using Yondr at their shows.
More educators are taking note, and Yondr says it has partnerships with thousands of schools in the United States, Canada and Europe. The pouches cost $15 to $30 per student annually depending on school size, and about $2 per head for large performances.
Hear from teachers and students about their experience with a phone-free school day.
San Lorenzo High School in the East Bay Area has banned cellphone use during the school day. San Francisco-based start-up Yondr, which creates locking smartphone pouches. Yondr is catching the attention of an increasing number of educators now that famous performers like Dave Chappelle, Jack White and Chris Rock use the product at their shows.
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This School Locks Up Students’ Phones
Isn’t that kinda illegal
But I got my phone at 7
In my school, we’re just not allowed to use our phones in class. We can only use it during lunch break and before school starts.
Well if they banned cellphone than what the point of even bringing a phone
This is a brilliant idea. Kids today need a massive kick up the ass. Snot-nosed punks!
My middle school doesn’t let us have phones but I still take mine into class
this is my school 😭😭😭
Angela: *does angry smile* Manchester at Stepford and Discovery of Lake Alfred are the schools having them and if you are caught, you will face suspension and have your phone locked up until the end of the day and you will end up punished by the police.
ok boomers
Frick the AD
I am trying to find a school for a kid with a "no phones" policy.
us brits dont even get any of these rules -_-
I got my phone at age 6 and i was instantly on social media lmao.
My school also banned cards
My school have to search us to get our phone 📱
Its harder to worldstar someone if you don’t have a device to film it with, probably helps prevent fights.
So your going to blame phones on the action of others like what!!
Shut up Karen
Well, it is probably a good idea to not have your phone during lessons. Social media should not be on your mind when you try to learn.
And this is why most kids don’t want to get a job
Ya’ll should come to Indian schools
It scares me that people think that phones are the problems when kids have more stress than mental asylum patients, yet in the summertime, the only thing kids worry about is school starting up again
Yeah, this seems so fake! They must’ve paid those students to act happy about it!
OK BOOMER
I got my first phone at 11 and I worked doing things for my family to earn money to pay for that phone. I paid it every single month, and no teacher was ever allowed to touch my phone. It wasn’t even my parents’ business to do anything about my phone because it was entirely mine. And if a teacher tried to take my property away from me or put it on lockdown they would have a major fight.
It’s not the kids’ fault we have literal dinosaurs in power that are too scared to implement cell phones in the classroom
Shut up boomer
My school is going to get these. It won’t stop anyone.. so dumb
Ok boomer
This company should simply burn down to avoid wildfires in schools.
ah…yes there is more suicide and stress lately for teens……oh no it’s not the current horrid educational system…..it’s the phones. O K A Y B O O M E R
My school has this 😔 and everybody phone is either breaking or getting tooken
*Heh, now i can shoot up a school WITHOUT anyone calling the cops! Thanks!*
we just should get i pod touches
*Every single student except those 2 people litterally said that the new system sucks.*
I use my iPad to get around lol I can’t believe the teachers never mention other devices
Why let kids use their phones for research when we can spend thousands on computers and laptops that will be infected with dozens of viruses that eventually brick all of them?
when will you young kids stop thinking your entitled to everything….you are pre screwing your life….wait 10/20 years from now….your gonna be a mess….
Okay boomer
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i had my first phone at second grade and had my first account when i was 4
Why is this even a debate? Students lacked cell phones at school for centuries; they don’t need them now. Don’t make excuses.
Wall I’m on Instagram all the time and I have never had a low self-esteem even though I’m fat
Yea this school is really "HELPING" their students, by forcing them to learn useless knowledge that makes them stupid.
They are doing this to our school, it won’t work we have over 1000 students
Ok boomers 😐
I wouldnt attend that school anymore then. I use my phone for EVERYTHING!
From Entertainment to using PowerPoint or Microsoft Word to reading to Coding to Video editing. Thanks to my smart device I taught myself car engines simply from reading and diagrams.
Schools are only using phones as an excuse to excuse their prison like conditions. Phone gives away depression!
1:29 well maybe the teacher is so boring and is not actually engaging the students in their school work that they have to find a way to end their misery.
why is the school counselor is pretty
So all i gotta do is just bring a strong magnet