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Parents, residents urge reduced screen time and extended recess during book-study public comments
Summary
Five community members addressed the board about the Anxious Generation book study and urged reduced electronic usage in classrooms, a return to older instructional methods, and longer recess periods. Speakers included Cotton Burge, Taylor Burge, Catherine Schuelke, Isaac Olvera and Karissa Gray.
Five speakers used the public comment portion of the March 23 meeting to address agenda item 8-B, the Anxious Generation parent book study. Cotton Burge, Taylor Burge, Catherine Schuelke, Isaac Olvera and Karissa Gray told the board they would like the district to reevaluate student electronic usage, consider reverting to less device-dependent instruction, and provide longer recess for students.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Estrada had presented the book-study recommendations earlier in the meeting; the minutes record these public comments as focused on classroom screen time policies and recess length rather than on other agenda items. The minutes do not record verbatim quotes from the commenters; the summary shows the themes they raised and their names were recorded in the minutes.
