“We are not in education to confiscate and manage property,” she said. She liked the concept of Yondr because the responsibility for the phones remained on the students. Leadership high school in San Francisco started using Yondr this year, but allows students the opportunity to unlock their pouches at lunchtime, said Beth Silbergeld, the school’s principal. “There are some people that I might not have been as close to that I’ve had some pretty cool conversations with because before I might have had my phone as a crutch to avoid awkward situations,” she said. Morganstern is a fan, however, likening Yondr to “training wheels for people that want to get off their phone”. “There was footage of them breaking the pin in the Yondr that controls the bag’s magnet” she said. A few days ago, someone started an Instagram account that showcased ways to break the Yondr, said Audrey Morganstern, a 16-year-old junior at San Mateo high school. Students have also figured out ways to hack the pouch. Employers have tried to get in touch with students during the day, and couldn’t. Even if it’s all of us talking about how much we hate it, having something to hate is a conversation topic.”īut he’s already heard about issues some kids have had because they couldn’t check their phones.
“Even people who were on their phones in minor ways, like checking the time and checking notifications, those minor ways add up and have an effect on how engaged you are.
“It was just so powerful to hear students interacting with each other and interacting with adults on campus,” she said.Įdward Huang, 16, was part of a pilot program that tested Yondr at San Mateo high school before launching it this school year. The school saw a decrease in referrals for defiance and disrespect.
The students were paying attention more in class. Photograph: PR Company HandoutĪllison Silvestri, the former principal of San Lorenzo high school east of San Francisco, implemented the tool three years ago. In recent years, more and more schools have begun using the Yondr pouches to keep kids off their phones during school hours. “Demand has tripled this year,” the Yondr spokeswoman Kelly Taylor said. But in recent years, more and more schools have begun using the pouches to keep kids off their phones during school hours, with dozens in the Bay Area alone. Musicians and performers have been using Yondr to prevent people from filming their gigs since the San Francisco-based company launched in 2014. They maintain possession of their pouches and devices, but they cannot unlock it until the end of the day, when they tap it on an unlocking magnet station located throughout the school. This school year, more than 1,000 schools nationwide will be using Yondr, a pouch system that allows students to lock away their phones while they’re in class.Įach morning when students arrive at school, they magnetically lock their devices into their own personal green and gray pouches. Most schools have put in place policies banning or regulating phone usage during school hours, and teachers now routinely find themselves confiscating devices or writing up students for being on their phones.Įducators are now exploring more drastic measures.
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