Pouches lock students phone for the school day

DENVER, CO- AUGUST 20: From left, Osman Barrientos, 12, Alice Valdivia, 11, and Z'Nia Brooks, 13, place their phones into locking pouches as they arrive at Marie L. Greenwood Early8, a Denver Public School, in Denver, Colorado, on August 20, 2025. Emmanuel Trujillo, right, a school employee, ensures that students secure their phones before entering the building. The pouches use a magnetic locking system that keeps phones inaccessible during the school day. At dismissal, students unlock them by pressing the pouch against a magnetic release device located near the exit. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)