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Mercer Island leaders respond to parental concern about screen time, launch tech advisory process
Summary
After public comments urging reduced screen time, district staff outlined immediate and planned steps: a content‑filter pilot, blocking YouTube at middle school in favor of safeshare.tv, keeping most K‑5 devices in school, a device reliability review and plans for a 20–25 member technology advisory group and community survey.
Parents, teachers and board members raised concerns about classroom device use and screen time at public comment, and district staff described concrete steps already underway and planned to respond.
A public commenter who identified herself as a teacher said "We have plenty of data showing that screens are not good for kids" and urged more paper‑and‑pencil work and careful consideration of AI in classrooms. In response, district technology staff outlined actions: (1) shifting fourth‑ and fifth‑grade take‑home…
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