Schools across U.S. turn to a locked magnetic pouch as a cellphone ban solution. Here’s what to know.

At Yonkers Middle High School, students are now required to use locked Yondr pouches for their phones due to a statewide mandate banning cellphones in classrooms, affecting 11,000 students. While some embrace the change, others express skepticism and concerns about implementation, a reflection of broader debates on school budgets amid growing cellphone restrictions nationwide.