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Chelsea High implements Yondr pouches; principal reports early classroom engagement gains
Summary
Interim CHS Principal Alan Boscley described the district's rollout of Yondr phone pouches, enforcement steps for violations and early anecdotal improvements in classroom engagement and reductions in hallway incidents; the committee asked for continued tracking and quantitative data.
Chelsea High School's interim principal, Alan Boscley, told the school committee that the district's cell-phone/electronics-free policy, implemented in December 2024 and rolled out this fall, uses lockable Yondr pouches and an unlock-magnet system at dismissal.
Boscley described how students are asked to power off devices, place them in Yondr pouches on arrival and unlock them with a magnet at the…
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