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Board hears rollout of Custodio parent app to let families manage Chromebook use
Summary
District staff described Custodio (by Linewize), a parent-facing app that lets parents view student activity and set device time and content filters at home; staff reported initial uptake of roughly 11% of families and said parents can opt in at no cost.
The Richland School District on Sept. 9 reviewed the district’s rollout of Custodio, a family-focused digital safety application provided by Linewize that allows parents to view student device activity and set home-based screen-time and content limits for district Chromebooks and one additional personal device.
Len, a district technology staffer, described Custodio’s features and early adoption numbers, saying district outreach (ParentSquare and social-media blasts plus flyers to secondary principals) helped raise family sign-ups from about 5% at…
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