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Parent urges District 64 to shut off Chromebook document-sharing after cyberbullying incident

Board of Education, Community Consolidated School District 64 (Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill.) · December 19, 2025
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Summary

A Park Ridge parent told the board a Chromebook 'shared document' feature allows students to share content across the district without supervision, has been used in harmful cyberbullying, and should be turned off or heavily restricted immediately.

Alberto DeChico, a parent of children at Franklin and Emerson, told the District 64 board on Dec. 18 that a Chromebook 'shared document' capability lets any student share a document with large numbers of peers across grades without teacher permission and is being used for cyberbullying. He said administrators disciplined students after a recent hurtful incident but urged the…

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