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Board delays approval of Carlsbad Unified technology plan after parents cite Chromebook access to explicit content
Summary
After a public comment describing students accessing sexually explicit content on school Chromebooks, trustees asked staff to return the 2024–27 technology strategic plan with clearer firewall, filtering and supervision measures; the plan was not approved as written.
President Rawlings opened discussion of the district's proposed three‑year technology strategic plan for 2024'27 and turned the item over to Dr. Rob Knight, who asked the board to approve the plan that staff had previously discussed in August.
During public comment, parent Bonnie Miles told trustees students were using school‑issued Chromebooks at school to access inappropriate YouTube videos, unblocked gaming sites and AI tools that produced explicit content. Miles said attempts to resolve the problem with district staff had been unsuccessful and asked, "what steps are going to be taken to improve the filtering of these Chromebooks?" She urged the board to enforce the…
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