In a sweeping move that could ripple across the United States, theLos Angeles Unified School Districthas vowed to curb student screen time in classrooms, shifting away from laptops and tablets and back toward traditional pen-and-paper leaning.
The school board approved the measure Tuesday in a 6-0 vote, with one member abstaining, marking a dramatic pivot forthe nation’s second-largest districtafter years of heavy investment in education technology.
Dozens of parents, displaying “Schools Beyond Screens” stickers and “Teachers Over Tech” signs, filled the room and applauded the final vote.
Under the new plan, officials must craft a detailed screen time rules grade level and subject before the policy rolls out in the 2026-27 school year.
The resolutionbans device use for first graders and younger students, limits screen exposure during lunch and recess for older kids, and bars students from freely browsing YouTube on school devices.
Acting Superintendent Andres Chaitspoke positively about the resolutionat Tuesday’s board meeting.
It also gives parents clearer authority to opt their children out of classroom technology and orders a full audit of the district’s ed-tech contracts.
“We have responsibility as one of the largest districts to draw a line in the sand when it comes to this recalibration and start the conversation,” board member Nick Melvoin, who authored the proposal, toldNBCbefore the vote.
The decision follows mounting pressure from families, including a grassroots group called Schools Beyond Screens, which says it now counts 2,000 local members.
Parents have spent months raising alarms at meetings and online, arguing that constant device usehas hurt learning.
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