Plainview ISD limits routine classroom screen time in student handbook update
The board approved an amendment to the 2026–27 student handbook that narrows routine in-class screen time and emphasizes teacher-led engagement; the policy includes exemptions for IEP/504 accommodations and specialized ASH needs.
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The Plainview ISD Board of Trustees unanimously adopted an amendment to the student handbook intended to reduce routine screen time in classrooms and to emphasize in-person, teacher-led instruction. Assistant superintendent-level staff argued the change is meant to ensure students "learn with the computer, not from the computer," and proposed modest daily caps by grade band (for example, pre-K: about 10–15 minutes; grades 1–4: about 15–20 minutes), with allowances for required keyboarding practice and state assessment preparation.
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