Council members, parents, advocates and DOE officials publicly debated the DOE's new one-year AI and screen-time policy, pressing the department on enforcement, vendor audits, parental consent, and how exemptions for assistive technology will be applied.

DOE officials described a 2026-27 policy that bans individual device use for 2-K through 2, recommends 30 minutes/day (grades 3-5) and 45 minutes/day (grades 6-8), exempts assistive tech and assessments, and proposes high-school pilots and AI literacy courses.

Students, parents and teachers urged the board to restrict certain apps, reduce screen time in early grades and consider an AI moratorium; speakers cited actions in LA Unified and NYC and urged the board to add the issue to a future agenda.

IT staff described Lightspeed’s three modules (filtering, analytics, classroom management), explained category-based blocking (gaming, AI generation) and described procedures to open apps for instruction after vetting and procurement review.

District staff told the GenAI committee that generative AI tools are currently blocked on LAUSD student devices under the new screen‑time policy and web‑filtering rules; the committee discussed digital‑citizenship training, enforcement limits for personal devices and an ongoing vendor vetting process.

Researchers at a State Board roundtable urged districts to judge screen time by context, content and instructional value rather than an arbitrary minute cap, and warned that one harmful exposure can outweigh total minutes.

Chief innovation information officer Tiffany Norton presented a new district approach emphasizing pedagogical purpose over minute-based caps, using the RISE framework and implementation steps including Google admin settings to block algorithmic YouTube browsing and an audit to prioritize a core five-app stack per subject.

Consultants told the select committee that Wyoming’s current $250-per-ADM technology allocation (1 computer per 3 students) understates some district needs; an alternate model estimates about $450 per ADM. Witnesses — superintendents, parents, teachers and tech directors — urged grade‑banded policy, clearer evidence on screen‑time limits and more staffing for cybersecurity and system maintenance.

At the June 1 Omaha Public Schools board meeting, parents described stress and learning barriers tied to mandated iPad apps and asked the board to study technology use, provide opt-out options for families and strengthen digital-literacy supports for students and caregivers.

District staff presented a draft screen‑time policy that phases in limits (zero for early grades, 20–30 minutes for grades 2–5, higher caps for secondary), while CIO staff proposed procurement of device‑level filtering and monitoring tools and laptop carts to implement the policy.

During public comment at the April 21 Batavia USD 101 board meeting, teachers, interventionists and parents urged the board to reverse or clarify staff reductions affecting elementary interventionists and to limit student access to YouTube and classroom screen time.

After debate about screen time, testing platforms and cost, the board approved a contract awarding a Chromebook lease for grades 2–8 and a buyout for kindergarten and first grade devices; vote recorded with one abstention and one no.

District technology and curriculum leaders told the board that GoGuardian logs and teacher surveys show modest Chromebook classroom use in early grades but a sharp rise starting in grade 5 (take‑home devices) and substantially higher totals when home and recreational use are included. After the presentation, parents, experts and students urged the district to set firm screen‑time rules and offer opt‑outs for student‑facing AI.

At the May 7 public forum, multiple parents, former teachers and a data‑science professional urged the Knox County School Board to adopt an 'intentional screen use' policy that reduces 1‑to‑1 device reliance in early grades and increases reporting on student screen time.