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Parents press review of K–6 1-to-1 Chromebook policy; committee sends policy review to subcommittee
Summary
Multiple parents and staff urged the Chariho committee to reconsider one-to-one device use for elementary students during the March 10 meeting; the committee voted to send the district's 1-to-1 policy to the policy subcommittee and requested a cost estimate for devices and licenses.
Parents, students and staff used the March 10 public forum and budget discussion to criticize heavy early-grade technology use and to urge replacing some digital materials with books and workbooks. Speakers described losses to the school experience—drama, library and specialized instruction—and warned that removal of support positions would drive families away.
Multiple residents asked the committee to eliminate or scale…
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