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Ensuring District 69 creates a school-day environment with no exposure to advertisements.

Communication

Ensuring parents have visibility into and access to the learning applications their children are using at school.

Socialization

 Ensuring a district-wide culture and/or policies that prioritize social connection and in-person interaction over screen time, especially for key socialization moments.

Screen Time

Ensuring there are district-wide policies and or guidelines that have limits for screen time.

Safety Online

Ensuring that all applications students use are thoughtfully vetted through a district process, with a clear and transparent process that parents and stakeholders understand.

YouTube

YouTube faces thousands of lawsuits across the country over its impact on children’s mental health, with plaintiffs being awarded millions of dollars. More than 1,200 U.S. school districts have also sued major social media companies, including YouTube, over the impact of these platforms on students’ mental health, including anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Considering the lawsuits brought by school districts across the country and the decisions by neighboring districts to ban YouTube, ensure District 69 responds to the risks YouTube presents to students.

Generative A.I

Considering the research of the impact of AI on children, ensure District 69 pauses student access to any generative AI tools, apps, websites, and software on all school-issued devices until this technology has been proven safe, legal, and effective, and until age-appropriate guidelines are established.

EdTech Applications

Taking into account the latest research showing that the gamification happening in learning applications causes shortened attention spans and negatively impacts student cognitive development, ensure that District 69 sharpen its teaching and learning philosophy and use this information to guide educational choices.