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Parent urges clearer Chromebook opt-out process after denied doctor's note
Summary
Rachel Hartsell, a Carmel Clay parent, told the school board that her kindergarten son was assigned a district Chromebook without prior notice, said a doctor's note requesting the device stay at school was denied, and asked the district to make opt-out options clearer in PowerSchool, provide research on device use, and hold community forums.
Rachel Hartsell, a Carmel Clay parent, used the public-comment period to press the school board for clearer Chromebook opt-out procedures and greater transparency in PowerSchool.
Hartsell said her oldest kindergarten son brought home a district-assigned Chromebook at the start of the school year with “no prior preparation or communication.” She described repeated efforts to secure an accommodation after the device contributed to backpack weight she estimated at 20 to 25 percent of her…
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