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Parents and teachers tell board 1:1 Chromebook policy harms equity; ask for CART model
Summary
Multiple commenters told trustees a shift back to 1:1 Chromebooks in middle schools creates equity and sustainability problems and harms students who lack charged devices or accommodations; they urged the district to explain the rationale and consider classroom cart systems.
During the open forum at the May 21 meeting, parents and teachers urged the board to reconsider plans to implement a 1:1 Chromebook program at middle schools and to instead adopt a classroom cart (CART) approach.
Speakers described problems they say were experienced during prior 1:1 deployments: devices that are lost, damaged or uncharged;…
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