Overview
- The Los Angeles Unified School Board unanimously approved the policy in late June, and the district set a phased rollout that begins in August 2026 and finishes in January 2027.
- Preschool through first grade will have no use of district-issued devices, grades 2–5 will face daily minute caps, and middle and high school students will be limited by per-subject weekly caps.
- The district will stop requiring daily take-home computers, encourage laptop-cart or lab models for in-school use, and allow checked-out devices for families when needed.
- LAUSD will install software to track students’ screen minutes and to block nonapproved streaming and gaming platforms, with the district estimating roughly $4.25 million in one-time cart costs and about $1 million a year for monitoring software.
- The policy includes exceptions for computer-intensive courses, district and state tests, and students with disabilities, but parents and equity advocates warn the change could deepen home access gaps and are pressing for stronger safeguards on vendor contracts and classroom AI rules.