Parent urges Victor board to curb classroom screen time, cites neuroscience testimony

Adam Cors, a parent and former military instructor, urged the Victor Central School District Board of Education to consider limiting digital technology in classrooms for children younger than about 16, citing a summary of neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney-Harvath’s congressional testimony and his book The Digital Delusion.

Cors told the board he had read Cooney-Harvath’s testimony, and quoted its executive summary: "the available evidence from international assessments, large-scale academic studies, and meta-analysis shows that increased classroom screen exposure is generally associated with weaker learning outcomes." He framed the point as a structural mismatch between human cognition and digital platforms and urged alignment of educational tools with how learning works.

After Cors distributed copies of the material, a board member thanked him for the submission and said they looked forward to reading it; the transcript does not show the board directing staff to undertake any immediate policy change, study, or review in response to the testimony. The exchange was part of the public-comment period, and no vote or referral was recorded in the meeting minutes provided in the transcript.

Cors characterized himself as a parent, not a K‑12 classroom teacher, and said he wanted the board to consider research findings as it reviews instructional technology decisions. The matter remains a public comment and an unresolved policy topic in the meeting record.