A phone pouch is a lockable fabric pouch that holds a student's phone during the school day and is opened with a magnetic unlocking base, used to physically prevent phone access on a phone-free campus.
A phone pouch is a lockable fabric pouch that holds a student's phone during the school day and is opened with a magnetic unlocking base, used to physically prevent phone access on a phone-free campus.
Also known as: magnetic pouch, Yondr pouch, lockable pouch
Phone pouches are a hardware approach to going phone-free. Students seal their phone in the pouch at the start of the day and unlock it at dismissal using a magnetic station, usually placed at exits.
Pouches are consumables: a share are lost or damaged each year and must be re-purchased, and staff spend time distributing, collecting, and unlocking them. These recurring costs are the main reason schools compare pouches against software.
Software alternative to phone pouches