Yondr got its start in entertainment, not education. Its first client, in 2014, was a small venue in Oakland, California.

But Yondr pouches are also useless because at 9:30 in the morning there are five students in one bathroom stall trying to open up the Yondrs by slamming them against the inside of the stall. Clank!

Do Yondr pouches really work? ... “My dad watched it happen. I had it unlocked, and the needle got caught on some fabric and bent all the way backward,” she says.

Yondr, based in Mar Vista, makes a locking neoprene pouch that about 250 L.A. Unified schools are using to enforce the district’s new cellphone ban. Students at University Charter High School ...

Taunton High School will ban cell phones during school hours starting next year. Students will store devices in locked Yondr pouches throughout the day. The policy aims to create a safer, more ...

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Tuscaloosa City Schools has approved spending $164,000 for Yondr pouches, secure lockable bags, to carry out the cellphone ban. The Yondr pouches will arrive in time for the start of school on Aug. 7.

Back-to-school looks different this year as districts institute new programs banning smartphones, enabled by lockable pouches from 10-year-old company Yondr. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont Independent School District School Board will be discussing the effectiveness of "Yondr" pouches during their July 25 meeting. Board members will discuss the ...

The Yondr pouches aren’t the sole reason for that improvement, she said, but they certainly helped. Between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., eight Barnard eighth graders — including Mushtaq, Martinez, Sherman, ...

Yondr bags help to create a phone-free space where genuine connection, focus and creativity can flourish. Cell phone pouches lock down cell phones at school, concerts or anywhere mobile phone and ...