Los Angeles schools restrict student device use
After years of equipping students with laptops and tablets, the Los Angeles Unified School District passed a resolution to remove devices for students until second grade, set daily and weekly screen limits for higher grades, block YouTube on school devices, ban devices at lunch and recess in elementary and middle schools, and audit education-technology contracts that the teachers union says total $1.6 billion. The change follows pressure from parent groups and teacher complaints about distraction and adds momentum to broader efforts, with at least 14 states proposing screen-time laws and a recent federal advisory on youth screen use.
Los Angeles Unified will limit devices and audit ed-tech contracts
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Schools rapidly bought laptops and tablets in recent years. Parents first pushed for…
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