Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
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Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.

Parents across the country are taking steps to stop their children from using school-issued Chromebooks and iPads, citing concerns about distractions and access to inappropriate content that they fear hampers their kids’ education.

  • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    The school IT department is often the math teacher’s side hustle or a badly paid gamer dude with Microsoft certifications.

    Surveillance and tracking is the least of their concerns.