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Parents, psychologists and a school psychologist urge pause and opt-out for district one-to-one devices

Osseo Public School District Board of Education · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Three public commenters asked the board to pause rollout of new educational technologies, audit current edtech tools and create an opt-out process for one-to-one devices, citing developmental and instructional concerns.

Three members of the public urged the Osseo Public School District board on April 21 to limit or pause districtwide one-to-one device policies and to adopt clearer opt-out processes.

April Lipkkey, who identified herself as a district resident, a parent of students at Basswood Elementary and a speech-language pathologist, asked the board to "pause introduction of new edtech tools and begin a technology audit of current edtech tools, especially YouTube," and to formalize an opt-out process…

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