Los Angeles schools limit classroom screen time in first major move among major school system
The 6-0 vote follows months of parent pressure and would require grade-specific limits, with screens banned for students through first grade.
- On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted 6-0 to implement grade-based screen time limits, becoming the first major American school system to adopt systemwide classroom restrictions.
- Growing parental pushback from Schools Beyond Screens and research linking excessive device use to anxiety and cognitive issues prompted the reversal of years-long one-to-one technology initiatives.
- The resolution mandates eliminating devices for first grade and younger, limits screen time for 3-5th graders to one hour daily or 5 total hours weekly, and restricts device use during lunch and recess.
- District staff must now audit technology contracts and develop a detailed, grade-specific screen time policy for board review in June, with implementation scheduled for the 2026-2027 school year.
- While smaller districts like Beverly Hills and Bend, Oregon, previously adopted similar measures, Los Angeles now positions itself as a national leader in the growing movement to limit classroom technology.
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Los Angeles becomes first school district in U.S. to limit screen time for students
LOS ANGELES (CBS, KYMA) - Los Angeles has become the first major school district in the U.S. to limit screen time for students. Officials unanimously approved a resolution that would eliminate the use of devices for students in kindergarten and first grade. Teachers are also directed to impose screen limits on older students, blocking their use of YouTube and other video streaming platforms in the classroom. "In March of 2020, we sent every kid …
LA public schools pass screen time limits for students in a first
Los Angeles public school students may be returning to the age of college-ruled notebooks and Scantrons, following a Tuesday school board vote that will limit the use of computers, laptops, and tablets in classrooms. Titled "Using Technology with Intention," the new resolution mandates the creation of grade-level and subject-specific screen time limits across Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools, including a complete ban on device…
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