BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- In Branford, high school students are now required to lock their phones away in a Yondr pouch for the entire day -- and not all parents are in agreement that it's a good idea.

"Taking it away from them is like punishing everybody, including the parents,” Michelle Diaz, the mother of a Branford High School student.

Diaz and fellow Branford mom Tammy Paine said they heard about the rule change earlier this month, but after the first day of school, they said Yondr pouches cannot stay.

"I have no problem with them not having their phones during a functioning classroom time, but outside of that, during their day, they should be allowed access to their phones,” Paine said. “I think this is a little extreme."

The Yondr locks away the phone and a student cannot access

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