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Bend‑LaPine board to press district for evidence and limits on classroom tech after parents demand removal of student‑facing AI
Summary
Parents and experts urged the Bend‑LaPine School Board to limit classroom screen time and remove student‑facing generative AI after a public comment surge. Directors asked staff for clearer data, a public EL4.7 monitoring report in May, and signaled support for a board resolution to define 'appropriate use' by grade level.
Members of the public pressed the Bend‑LaPine School Board on March 10 to rein in classroom technology and to remove student‑facing generative AI tools, saying district rollout of chatbots such as Magic School was neither evidence‑based nor sufficiently transparent.
"Now that OHA is updating that guidance, we hope that BLS will move quickly to align with it," parent Amanda Dayton told the board, urging preparation for Oregon Health Authority changes on air quality — comments delivered in the same public‑comment block where parents raised tech concerns. Several parents said the district declined offers of free air monitors; others said their larger worry was classroom technology.
A string of speakers, including former teachers and outside experts, urged more oversight. "Please urgently implement a real plan to remove student‑facing generative AI," said Brian Cappy, an…
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