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Board discusses Chromebook use, AI risks and new filtering and classroom-monitoring tools; staff to issue memo on indoor‑recess use
Summary
Members raised screen-time and AI concerns, praised new filtering and image‑analysis tools, and asked staff to produce a memo setting expectations about Chromebook use (including indoor-recess guidance) and return policy recommendations to the IGA committee.
Board members and administrators discussed the division’s one-to-one Chromebook program, concerns about overuse, AI‑assisted cheating and student mental-health effects, and recently implemented technical controls.
Miss Purvis and several board members said parents had complained about heavy Chromebook use and suggested limiting device time in elementary grades. Administrators responded that elementary teachers generally use Chromebooks as a short tool — often in short rotations, with most instruction remaining hands‑on — and that the state requires teaching some computer skills and online tools from early grades. Staff also noted the division used online remediation programs last…
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