Overview
- Students returned Wednesday for the 2026–2027 school year as LAUSD implemented an age-based policy that bans screens through first grade and sets daily or weekly limits up to high school.
- The June Board policy ends automatic device take-homes, allows families to request devices, and makes exceptions for state-required tests, LAUSD Virtual Academy students, and pupils with IEPs or 504 plans.
- LAUSD will block YouTube, social media and streaming platforms on school networks unless a teacher explicitly approves access for instruction.
- Schools inside roughly a three-mile radius of the Lineage warehouse have received deep cleaning and upgraded filters and the company says it has removed about 90% of food waste since cleanup began on July 7 as mitigation continues.
- United Teachers Los Angeles said it will closely monitor conditions in impacted schools and is pressing the district for stronger environmental health protections if educators or families report ongoing odors or pests.