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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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The city of Los Angeles in the United States has passed a resolution to control screen time in classrooms during lessons, fearing that technology could cause health problems such as obesity and depression, as well as developmental regression.
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