Overview
- The Los Angeles school board approved a 6-0 resolution, with one member recused, to curb in-class device use and to deliver a districtwide policy for 2026–27 after months of parent pressure.
- Draft rules would end student use of laptops and tablets in preschool through first grade, with exceptions for the district’s virtual program and for required tests.
- The policy is expected to set grade-level caps, with examples discussed for third to fifth grade of no more than one hour a day or five hours a week.
- Leaders also outlined bans on student access to YouTube and other streaming sites, possible blocks on non-instructional games such as Roblox and Fortnite, and a shift toward shared computer labs over one-to-one devices in grades two to five, with families able to opt in for take-home use.
- The plan orders a public review of classroom technology contracts, an evaluation of the i-Ready assessment tool, and clear opt-out steps for families, reflecting concerns after past LAUSD tech missteps including the 2013 iPad rollout problems and an AI chatbot data scare.