Portland Public Schools (PPS) announced on August 25 that schools in the district must require students to keep their personal electronics off and away during school hours. Earlier, an executive order signed July 2 by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek mandated that all school districts in Oregon must create rules limiting smartphone use.
Along with a number of other PPS high schools, including Franklin and Ida B. Wells, Lincoln has decided that Yondr pouches are the solution for controlling phone usage during the entire school day.
Last school year, Lincoln’s phone policy required students to lock their phones in a box for each class period, but students could still use their phones during lunch and other parts of the day…