Caroline County Public Schools will be bringing back cellphone pouches in middle schools for the second year.
The Star Democrat reports cellphone pouches were introduced in the 2024-25 school year as a pilot program aimed at keeping students off their phones. Students carry locked pouches during the entire school day, with their phones inside and not accessible. Each student has their own pouch, which travels with them daily from home to school. Phones are locked into the pouches at the beginning of the school day and unlocked at the end using a magnetic device. If a student leaves the pouch at home, they put their phone in the school office for the day.