Eliminate all devices for Kindergarten and prioritize play-based and paper-based instruction, with exceptions only for documented IEP/504 accommodations.

Eliminate 1:1 devices for grades 1 - 5 unless we can prove meaningful benefits of iReady curriculum. Instead, move towards shared device model as is deemed curriculum appropriate.

Reduce reliance on 1:1 devices in classrooms for grades 6 - 8 with an opt-in model for take-home devices. Non-digital homework preferred. Restrictions should follow the device home. Parents can add additional guardrails to devices for after school use.

Remove access to AI for K-8, including Gemini AI. Avoid any sites or apps that have embedded AI.

Adopt clear, consistent usage policies for school devices. Right now, rules around when and how devices are used vary by classroom and teacher. We're asking for a single, publicly posted common sense policy that applies district-wide, including:

• No device use during passing periods, lunch, or recess

• No screen time used as a behavioral reward or punishment. No use of devices to fill extra time.

• Devices closed or put away when not in active use during a lesson

• Daily and weekly time limits on in school usage by grade, monitored and enforced by the district

Lock down devices so only explicitly approved educational sites and apps are accessible by default. Schools need to be accountable for ensuring proper guardrails are implemented to prevent misuse and abuse. Common sense guardrails include:

• Replacing “blocking” or “blacklist” approach to a default deny or “whitelisting” strategy, restricting access to only explicitly approved educational sites and apps. Deny broad access to YouTube: require videos not explicitly on teacher approval list to be blocked. Publish the current allowlist so parents know exactly what's accessible.

• Disabling Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, and personal accounts, which let students bypass filtering entirely

• Blocking any app, including educational apps, that contains chat or messaging features — these can expose kids to strangers and inappropriate content regardless of the app's primary purpose

• Implementing school wide device lock down during recess and lunch

• Disabling use of cameras and audio recording

Provide daily usage visibility for parents to monitor time spent on devices by app / site

Strengthen data privacy and parental consent. Require opt-in parental consent for any app that collects student data, publish a yearly public list of all apps and platforms in use, and commit to prompt disclosure if a data incident occurs.

Create a public reporting system. Give parents and students a simple, formal channel to report inappropriate content or apps encountered on school devices

Publish annual reviews covering safeguard breaches, in-classroom device usage, and value assessments of any approved ed-tech apps.