Angie Mendoza, 17, right, demonstrates how the Yondr pouch is demagnetized to unlock her smart phone at University High School Charter in Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) The bell ...

The debate over whether phones belong in schools has raged for more than a decade. A 2015 study found that test scores rose ...

Many schools are making an effort to go phone-free after multiple studies found kids learn better, face less bullying and interact more with other students when they’re not distracted by the devices ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yondr makes the zippered pouches that people in school and at concerts use to store their phones. School phone bans are becoming ...

WAPAKONETA — Administrators at Wapakoneta High School no longer fret about social media gossip disrupting the school day following the implementation of a strict, zero-tolerance cellphone ban. The ...

Since readjusting its cell phone policy to include the use of Yondr pouches at Alton School District’s high school and middle school, Superintendent Elaine Kane has noticed an improvement in student ...