Parents are pressuring LA Unified, the second-largest US school district, to reduce mandatory student screen time on school-issued iPads and Chromebooks
even in gym and band class https://www.nbcnews.com/... LinkedIn: Tyler Kingkade : Whether to ban smartphones in schools was a huge discussion over the past two years, and the banning side clearly won the narrative (at least for now). … Bluesky: @capecodcritter : The school's tech team must block all apps not required for school on each device before issuing them. Duh! — Maine does this with iPads & did it with MacBooks before iPads were invented. LA, & other cities need to research best practices. — www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Robert Fessler / @professler : Right. Ban cell phones in school so that kids won't be distracted. Then give every kid an iPad. Makes sense. — www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Aaron Green / @aaronguhreen : An ambitious state lawmaker should run a bill to ban iPads in schools. — www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Rachel Widome / @rwidome : THIS is what I've been saying! Stop patting yourself on the back for your school cell phone ban. It doesn't matter because of school-issued iPads/Chromebooks being required, everywhere, and all day. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Tyler Kingkade / @tktk : Los Angeles public schools, like many Cali districts, uses software called i-Ready to do benchmark testing on how students are doing academically — But teachers and parents can't see the Qs students are asked. Why? B/c the software maker considers the Qs proprietary — www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Ben Goggin / @bengoggin : Schools are forcing kids in kindergarten to use iPads, and it's causing chaos — Parents say that the iPads have led to incidents like a child repeatedly wetting his pants at school from overstimulation, and kids accessing Fortnite during class — www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Forums: r/k12sysadmin : Have 1:1 device programs gone too far? Parents say school-issued iPads [and Chromebooks] are causing chaos, mental health, and behavioral issues with their kids r/apple : Parents say school-issued iPads are causing chaos with their kids | A growing contingent of public school parents say school-mandated iPads … r/technology : Parents say school-issued iPads are causing chaos with their kids Slashdot : Why These Parents Want Schools to Stop Issuing iPads to Their Children