Grand Prairie ISD has become the latest school district in North Texas to lock up students' cell phones during the day.
Grand Prairie ISD has become the latest school district in North Texas to lock up students' cell phones during the day.Students at Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School will be required to place their cell phones in the locking Yondr pouch when they get to school.Students will then place the locked up phone in a backpack for the school day.On the way out of the building, students will be able to unlock the pouches and use their devices again.
Richardson ISD experimented with the Yondr pouch program in the 2022-2023 school year and expanded it to more schools the following year.READ MORE: Richardson ISD students hate the district's new cellphone-free policy; they also admit it worksGrand Prairie decided to take the extra step this school year after teachers overwhelmingly supported a crackdown on phone use.
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