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Phones distract kids in classrooms, so this district is requiring students to lock them up.
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School locks up student cell phones with Yondr pouches
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Akron Public Schools launching pilot program with locking cell phone bags for students
Akron school district wants more students to bag their phones
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Educators and administrators vote to lock up student cellphones in Akron Schools
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San Mateo High School setting trends with phone-free policy, fielding calls from across the country - ABC7 San Francisco
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A California high school found students' cellphones too distracting, so they're locking the devices up
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