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Parents tell Edina board to curb device use in elementary classrooms

Edina Public Schools Board of Education · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Two parents urged the Edina board to reduce classroom device use for K–5 students, citing research they said links screen time to attention and social‑skill concerns; the board accepted their comments and proceeded to the consent agenda.

Two parents told the school board on April 13 that they want the district to restrict classroom device use for youngest learners, citing academic, social and mental‑health concerns and urging research‑driven limits.

Brooke Moss, a Countryside parent and Edina Public Schools alum, said she is ‘‘alarmed by the use of screens and educational technology in our school district, particularly…

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