Parents Demanding Tech Opt Outs Take Their Fight to Federal Court
The complaint says the policy denies parental rights and exposes students to addictive content, pornography and violent videos.
- Seven parents sued the 8,500-student Lower Merion School District in federal court last week, challenging the repeal of a policy that allowed families to opt their children out of using internet-connected devices.
- The board repealed the longstanding opt-out policy in June, prompting parents to accuse Superintendent Frank Ranelli and the district of creating an environment that is unhealthy, unsafe and invasive for students.
- Lead plaintiff Yair Lev, a cardiologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, joined the Texas-based EdTech Law Center to bring what experts call an unusual lawsuit challenging school board authority.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated on August 23 that she opposes 'recreational screen time' at school, while the Lower Merion School District denies the allegations and will respond through the judicial process.
- New York lawmakers introduced legislation last week to make paper-and-pencil tasks the predominant means of instruction in elementary classrooms, while experts like Stacy Hawthorne of the Consortium for School Networking expect such disputes to continue through school board deliberations.
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Parents Demanding Tech Opt Outs Take Their Fight to Federal Court – WTOP News
Parents pushing back against technology in the classroom have so far directed their anger toward major corporations like Google and Curriculum Associates, the company behind the widely used i-Ready platform. But the “techlash” took a turn last week when seven parents in a Philadelphia suburb sued their school district in federal court for not allowing...
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Parents Demanding Tech Opt Outs Take Their Fight to Federal Court
Parents pushing back against technology in the classroom have so far directed their anger toward major corporations like Google and Curriculum Associates, the company behind the widely used i-Ready platform.
Techlash Lands School District in Federal Court
A federal lawsuit over mandatory school devices puts a growing parent techlash in the spotlight, pitting concerns about screen time and online risks against the realities of digital classrooms. The post Techlash Lands School District in Federal Court appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
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