洛杉矶学校的家长抗议强制装置, 以分散注意力和伤害为由; Parents in LA schools protest mandatory devices citing distractions and harm; some districts cut back on student screen time.

洛杉矶统一学校区的家长们担心, 强制学校发行的iPad和Chromebook正在引起分心、行为问题和学业成绩下降, 有些学生不顾禁令,使用游戏和YouTube等非教育性设备。 Parents in the Los Angeles Unified School District are raising concerns that mandatory school-issued iPads and Chromebooks are causing distractions, behavioral issues, and declining academic performance, with some students using devices for non-educational purposes like gaming and YouTube despite bans. 事件包括儿童从屏幕固定状态湿透自己, 青少年在网络互动后逃跑。 Incidents include children wetting themselves from screen fixation and teens running away after online interactions. 作为回应,父母组建了倡导团体,要求缩短屏幕时间,而该区学生每天平均在屏幕上停留不到两个小时,尽管没有跟踪iPad的使用情况。 In response, parents have formed advocacy groups pushing for reduced screen time, while the district maintains students average less than two hours daily on screens—though iPad use isn’t tracked. 监督员Alberto Carvalho将数字过度使用归咎于更广泛的社会问题, 而不是学校, 有些董事会成员正在考虑将设备接入延迟至二年级。 Superintendent Alberto Carvalho attributes digital overuse to broader societal issues, not schools, and some board members are considering delaying device access until second grade. 与此同时,堪萨斯的McPherson中学正在结束个别的Chromebook任务,只在必要时把设备留在教室里放出校门,以努力缩短屏幕时间,改善学生福祉,并及早得到家长和教师的积极反馈。 Meanwhile, McPherson Middle School in Kansas is ending individual Chromebook assignments, keeping devices in classrooms for checkout only when needed, in an effort to reduce screen time and improve student well-being, with positive early feedback from parents and teachers.