{"id":439,"date":"2026-05-22T22:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=439"},"modified":"2026-05-22T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:07:06","slug":"school-stands-by-mandatory-k-12-screentime-after-parents-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=439","title":{"rendered":"School Stands By Mandatory K-12 Screentime After Parents Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Parents are pushing back after their school district refused to let them opt their children out of technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=437\">Popular Chat Site With Pedophile Epidemic Drowning In State Lawsuits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students at the Lower Merion School District use tablets in Kindergarten and Chromebooks in second grade, AP News reported May 14. The school district said they cannot allow students to opt out of the technology after parents voiced concerns.\u00a0(<strong>RELATED: New York Schools Admit AI Is Teaching Kids, Insist It Helps \u2018Foster Human Connection\u2019<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>At least one parent raised concerns about competing against the devices for their children\u2019s attention, and at least one student raised concerns about struggling to get into the right \u201cmindset\u201d for school, according to AP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"591\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1016013357418151%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>However, the wealthy school district was reportedly considering policy changes to address some of the concerns raised. This may include tightening cellphone restrictions, or banning younger students from bringing devices home, according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>A parent campaign called Pencils Over Pixels circulated petitions to change the school board\u2019s mind before the next meeting scheduled for June, KYW Newsradio reported May 19.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=435\">Candace Owens And Hunter Biden Team Up To Spread Trump Assassination Attempt Conspiracy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pencils Over Pencils and the Lower Merion School District did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The campaign aims promote \u201cstudent health\u201d and \u201chuman connection\u201d by advocating for the enforcement of an \u201copt out\u201d policy for school technology and a \u201cbell-to-bell\u201d cellphone ban, according to petition on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Data privacy is another aim of the campaign. The petition also cited a 2022 Internet Safety Labs  that suggested up to three quarters of EdTech apps profit off of selling students\u2019 data, and advocates for the establishment of a \u201cTechnology Advisory Committee\u201d independent of any tech-industry vendor.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=433\">Texas Sues Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta Over Alleged Lies About Privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents are pushing back after their school district refused to let them opt their children out of technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[769,437,512,770],"class_list":["post-439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-data-privacy","tag-education","tag-pennsylvania","tag-school-board"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>School Stands By Mandatory K-12 Screentime After Parents Protest - 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