I understand that we need to utilize technology and provide our teachers with assistance, especially in large classes with children requiring different types of learning and at different levels. However, screen use extremely overused and iReady is extremely detrimental for children's confidence, brain function, and social engagement. My child has suffered significantly because of iReady. Multiple other children we know are suffering! Please pass this resolution and move towards regulating screen use!
This is long overdue. The use of screens at schools is way out of hand and does not benefit our kids. This is a thoughtful resolution that will require some guardrails necessary for the safety, mental health, and good education of our students.
I am an OUSD parent of a 3rd and 6th grader, I ask the Board to approve this resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I have been disappointed and angered at how much screen time is pushed on kids when they learn much better with direct instruction. Recreational use should be completely prohibited, and applications like i-Ready are totally overrated; they may serve some use as assessment tools but should not be used as a replacement for teachers. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 OUSD first graders, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. This critical developmental stage is already rife with attention and readiness challenges, and these moments should be for collaborative play, practicing communal skills like conversation and turn taking, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive - not siloed consumption of gamified educational material. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I support this resolution on tech use because it prepares students for the modern world the right way. Students absolutely need to learn to use technology, including AI tools — but with grade-based, research-supported, developmentally appropriate guidelines, not unlimited access. I support the timeline requiring guidelines to come back to the Board for adoption by the end of the 2026–2027 school year, mandatory professional learning for site administrators, and a planned reduction of 1:1 device use beginning in 2027–2028. This is a measured, responsible roadmap. I urge the board to support this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. It's proven scientific fact by now than kids need to rest from excessive, unregulated screen time to learn academic and social skills. Please help our kids be all they can be. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 Elementary grade children, I support this resolution and write to ask the Board to treat it as a floor, not a ceiling. The resolution's own findings — diminished academic performance, pediatric warnings about anxiety and addiction, and manipulative app design targeting children — justify stronger action than guidelines. As parents, we struggle to keep our children off screens at home. Let's extend this effort to school with a responsible use of technology that is time limited, grade-based, and outside of free time. Los Angeles Unified has shown that a large, diverse California district can implement a phone-free school day and tighter technology limits at scale. I ask the Board to: (1) pass this resolution immediately; (2) direct the Superintendent to include grade-based daily screen-time caps in the analysis returning to the Board this year; and (3) hold a public study session on other districts’ (such as LAUSD) implementation and results.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. I would even ask the Board to consider going further. Neighboring Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. If the research cited in this resolution is compelling enough to end recreational Chromebook use — and it is — it also justifies studying stronger measures: clear daily caps on instructional screen time by grade band, and firm timelines for reducing 1:1 device dependence. I urge the Board to pass this resolution and to direct the Superintendent to evaluate LAUSD-style policies as part of the guideline development due back to the Board this school year.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to please approve this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. Our kids are being bombarded with screens everywhere; schools should not add unnecessary screen time. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for creative, imaginary play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on the responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. This resolution takes a balanced approach: it directs the Superintendent to develop grade-based, developmentally appropriate guidelines in collaboration with teachers, ends recreational device use during lunch and recess, and protects access for students whose IEPs or 504 plans require devices. I respectfully urge the Board to vote YES when it comes up for adoption.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I urge the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kid’s day. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD 2nd grade teacher and a parent to a kindergarten student in OUSD, I support this resolution. Children should be playing outside and playing with their peers, not playing on a computer. I hope in the future OUSD limits device use even more, especially for our youngest learners, as research consistently shows that children learn best through reading paper books, using a paper and a pencil, and interacting with others.
As a parent and early elementary teacher, I have concern for how screen time is affecting our young people. I support the development of guidelines for technology use in our classrooms.
I have two children in OUSD, one in TK and one in 2nd grade. My kids and their peers get one chance at this lovely and tender time of their life, that is early education and "learn to read" grades. This critical time is when they're developing social skills, learning to live and learn in community, and building their academic preferences and habits. These are all things that need to be done WITH people, especially trusted and qualified adults like teachers. I urge OUSD to pass this resolution!
As an OUSD parent to a 2nd grader, I ask the Board to please approve this edtech resolution. My son doesn't get unlimited screentime at home and when he does get more than usual, he acts out. It seems clear that schools benefit from more regulated students in school who haven't been playing addictive games on Chromebooks during lunch, recess, and classroom free time.
Similar to how my kid can focus more after playing tag or running around in the yard in the morning at drop off, free time ought to be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive.
This resolution doesn't remove technology completely from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. There's already so much research that shows what excessive unstructured screentime does for all of us, let alone kids.
I understand that we need to utilize technology and provide our teachers with assistance, especially in large classes with children requiring different types of learning and at different levels. However, screen use extremely overused and iReady is extremely detrimental for children's confidence, brain function, and social engagement. My child has suffered significantly because of iReady. Multiple other children we know are suffering! Please pass this resolution and move towards regulating screen use!
This is long overdue. The use of screens at schools is way out of hand and does not benefit our kids. This is a thoughtful resolution that will require some guardrails necessary for the safety, mental health, and good education of our students.
I am an OUSD parent of a 3rd and 6th grader, I ask the Board to approve this resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I have been disappointed and angered at how much screen time is pushed on kids when they learn much better with direct instruction. Recreational use should be completely prohibited, and applications like i-Ready are totally overrated; they may serve some use as assessment tools but should not be used as a replacement for teachers. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 OUSD first graders, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. This critical developmental stage is already rife with attention and readiness challenges, and these moments should be for collaborative play, practicing communal skills like conversation and turn taking, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive - not siloed consumption of gamified educational material. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
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As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I support this resolution on tech use because it prepares students for the modern world the right way. Students absolutely need to learn to use technology, including AI tools — but with grade-based, research-supported, developmentally appropriate guidelines, not unlimited access. I support the timeline requiring guidelines to come back to the Board for adoption by the end of the 2026–2027 school year, mandatory professional learning for site administrators, and a planned reduction of 1:1 device use beginning in 2027–2028. This is a measured, responsible roadmap. I urge the board to support this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. It's proven scientific fact by now than kids need to rest from excessive, unregulated screen time to learn academic and social skills. Please help our kids be all they can be. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 Elementary grade children, I support this resolution and write to ask the Board to treat it as a floor, not a ceiling. The resolution's own findings — diminished academic performance, pediatric warnings about anxiety and addiction, and manipulative app design targeting children — justify stronger action than guidelines. As parents, we struggle to keep our children off screens at home. Let's extend this effort to school with a responsible use of technology that is time limited, grade-based, and outside of free time. Los Angeles Unified has shown that a large, diverse California district can implement a phone-free school day and tighter technology limits at scale. I ask the Board to: (1) pass this resolution immediately; (2) direct the Superintendent to include grade-based daily screen-time caps in the analysis returning to the Board this year; and (3) hold a public study session on other districts’ (such as LAUSD) implementation and results.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. I would even ask the Board to consider going further. Neighboring Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. If the research cited in this resolution is compelling enough to end recreational Chromebook use — and it is — it also justifies studying stronger measures: clear daily caps on instructional screen time by grade band, and firm timelines for reducing 1:1 device dependence. I urge the Board to pass this resolution and to direct the Superintendent to evaluate LAUSD-style policies as part of the guideline development due back to the Board this school year.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to please approve this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. Our kids are being bombarded with screens everywhere; schools should not add unnecessary screen time. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for creative, imaginary play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on the responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. This resolution takes a balanced approach: it directs the Superintendent to develop grade-based, developmentally appropriate guidelines in collaboration with teachers, ends recreational device use during lunch and recess, and protects access for students whose IEPs or 504 plans require devices. I respectfully urge the Board to vote YES when it comes up for adoption.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
For some children this is their only access to technology due to economic restrictions. There should be some balance.
As an OUSD parent, I urge the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kid’s day. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD 2nd grade teacher and a parent to a kindergarten student in OUSD, I support this resolution. Children should be playing outside and playing with their peers, not playing on a computer. I hope in the future OUSD limits device use even more, especially for our youngest learners, as research consistently shows that children learn best through reading paper books, using a paper and a pencil, and interacting with others.
As a parent and early elementary teacher, I have concern for how screen time is affecting our young people. I support the development of guidelines for technology use in our classrooms.
I have two children in OUSD, one in TK and one in 2nd grade. My kids and their peers get one chance at this lovely and tender time of their life, that is early education and "learn to read" grades. This critical time is when they're developing social skills, learning to live and learn in community, and building their academic preferences and habits. These are all things that need to be done WITH people, especially trusted and qualified adults like teachers. I urge OUSD to pass this resolution!
As an OUSD parent to a 2nd grader, I ask the Board to please approve this edtech resolution. My son doesn't get unlimited screentime at home and when he does get more than usual, he acts out. It seems clear that schools benefit from more regulated students in school who haven't been playing addictive games on Chromebooks during lunch, recess, and classroom free time.
Similar to how my kid can focus more after playing tag or running around in the yard in the morning at drop off, free time ought to be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive.
This resolution doesn't remove technology completely from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. There's already so much research that shows what excessive unstructured screentime does for all of us, let alone kids.
Please pass this resolution.
Thank you.