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Parents and educators urge Mount Lebanon board to limit devices and adopt bell-to-bell phone bans
Summary
During public comment, numerous parents and educators urged the board to reduce classroom EdTech reliance, provide clearer vetting and transparency for digital platforms, and adopt a bell-to-bell phone ban; speakers cited research, personal experience, and examples of inappropriate or addictive content on school devices.
Dozens of residents spoke during the public-comment period on March 16 urging the Mount Lebanon School District to curb student access to phones and rethink its use of educational technology.
Christine Sorensen Griffin, a Mount Lebanon resident and founder of Libo Unplugged, urged the board to adopt a "bell-to-bell" phone-free policy and noted pending Pennsylvania legislation and public endorsements she said include Governor Josh Shapiro and the PSEA. "Mount Lebanon has the opportunity to be a leader and start it this coming school year," she said.
Multiple parents and local academics offered similar concerns. Ashley London, a law…
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