Invented by a public school teacher
Phone-free classrooms, without the line at the office.
Safe Pouch® is a lockable phone pouch for K–12. Students pouch their phone during attendance. Every teacher holds a magnet unlocker, so the classroom unlocks itself before the bell. No stations, no bottleneck, nothing to install.
U.S. Patent 10,980,324 | TIPS contract #250802 | NYC DOE & LAUSD vendor
$13.50 per pouch | 3-year free repair | Machine washable
Students lock in 3 seconds. Teachers unlock with one tap of the magnet.
One pouch. Every teacher can open it.
Phones stay locked in the student’s own backpack all day. The school stores nothing and guards nothing.
- Any teacher unlocks it. A magnet at the classroom door, not a station in the office. No dismissal line.
- A lock students can’t beat. Opens only with a magnet of the right strength and pattern. Fridge magnets and hardware-store magnets do nothing.
- Machine washable. Spills, snacks, a year in a backpack. Toss it in the wash.
- Fits every student phone, case on. One size for the whole campus.
- 3-year free repair. Worn zipper, loose stitch, damaged flap. Ship it in, we fix it, we ship it back.
The whole routine fits inside attendance and dismissal.
Nothing to install and no new bell schedule. Launch takes one 15-minute staff meeting and one morning.
1
Students lock their own phone
First period, during roll. The teacher checks pouches in the same 90 seconds they already spend taking attendance.
2
Phone stays with the student all day
Locked, in their backpack. Nothing for the school to store, track, or guard. Parents keep their peace of mind.
3
Last-period teacher unlocks before the bell
One tap of the magnet per pouch, right in the classroom. Students walk out with their phones. No line.
Home, teacher, and admin release tiers, magnet-station options for large campuses, and pilot kits: see the implementation models.
Schools that are still running it in year two.
Not pilot-week impressions.
We are now in our second year implementing the Multi-Tiered Safe Pouch, and the impact has been significant. We have seen a noticeable decrease in planned bathroom meet-ups and classroom disruptions, along with a clear increase in student engagement and face-to-face peer interactions. The Safe Pouch has taken the burden off our teachers, who no longer have to enforce electronics expectations from period to period.
Year 2, still running
These pouches have had a significant impact on the learning environment and social engagement of our students. We also see a decrease in incidents of bullying and online-related conflicts. We are a continuation school and need every support we can have.
Renewed for year 2
When a student keeps breaking pouches, move them to Pro.
Safe Pouch Pro is the same lock system in a 4 mm see-through ABS shell with a stainless-reinforced flap. Same magnets, same tiers. Mix it with standard pouches on one campus.
- Tier 2 intervention for students with repeated damage
- Alternative and continuation campuses that need maximum durability
- Anywhere staff must confirm a phone is inside without opening the pouch
$20 per pouch. $18 at 100 or more, $17 at 500 or more. Every 10 Pro pouches include a teacher magnet unlocker.
See Safe Pouch ProBuy the pouches. The tools to run the program are free.
Safe Pouch is the only phone program that ships with its own inventory, intervention, and hall pass software. No subscriptions, no per-seat fees, built by the same teacher who built the pouch.
MySafePouch Free
Track pouch inventory by room and log damaged pouches as early MTSS signals.
Learn moreSafePouchPass Free
Digital hall pass, so the phone policy and the bathroom policy run on one system.
Learn moreSleedu LMS
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See plansA hard case alone is a product. This is a program.
Most phone programs die in year two. This one doesn’t.
A grant covers the first purchase. Then units are torn or broken and there’s no line item to buy them again. Safe Pouch is repaired free, so the fleet outlasts the grant.
| Pouches with a central station | Hard cases with a central station | Phone lockers | Safe Pouch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who unlocks | Staff at the station | Staff at the station | Whoever holds the key | Any teacher, in the classroom |
| If the station breaks | Whole program stops | Whole program stops | n/a | No station to break |
| Damaged unit | Replace it | Replace it | Vendor service call | Repaired free for 3 years |
| Release tiers | One | One | One | Home, teacher, admin |
| Emergency access | Go to the station | Go to the station | Go to the locker | Built-in cut point, repaired free |
Priced for a district budget. No bid required.
$13.50
per Safe Pouch, every volume
TIPS member price $13.10. One-time purchase, no subscription. Purchase orders accepted, Net-30.
Funding guide3 years
free repair on every pouch
Covers intentional student damage. No claim forms, no photos.
Warranty detailsTIPS #250802
cooperative contract through 2030
EDGAR-compliant, sole-source available. Skip the competitive bid.
Request a quoteSchools pay for it with: Title I, Title IV-A, MTSS/PBIS, Perkins/CTE, community sponsorship, or families through Pouchbook.
Test it on your own campus first.
We ship a free sample pouch and magnet. Hand it to your toughest teacher, let a student try to break it, then decide.
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