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New Britain middle schools report smoother classrooms after Yonder pouch rollout
Summary
Presentations from two middle-school administrators said Yonder phone pouches have been widely adopted, with dozens of damaged pouches and dozens of parent pick-ups but early signs of improved student engagement; staff said discipline data remain preliminary.
Two New Britain School District administrators told the board on March 4 that students at two middle schools have largely accepted Yonder phone pouches and that teachers are seeing fewer phone-related disruptions.
Pulaski Middle School and a second middle school began rolling out the pouches earlier this year; Pulaski reported the pouches were embraced quickly and that teachers have reported phones are not in classrooms. "We had 6 percent of our Yonder pouches that looked to have been damaged and were lost. And that's…
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