Proposals

What We Want to Change

Our policy proposals largely align with Schools Beyond Screens, while tailoring the details and timeline to the context of Seattle Public Schools. We are actively working with SPS leadership to achieve the goals below.

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Proposals

What We Want to Change

Eliminate all student device use for PreK–2nd.

Replace 1:1 assigned devices in 3rd–8th with computer cart or lab model.

Disable student access to any generative AI tools, apps, websites, and software.

Block student access to all gaming, video-streaming, and social media on student devices.

Prohibit screen time from being used as a reward, incentive, or behavioral reinforcement for students.

Prohibit all student device use during passing periods, lunch, and recess.

Require all EdTech products to meet independent standards for efficacy, and to prove that any benefits outweigh potential risks.

Require all apps used for instruction or on school-issued devices to be ad-free.

Transparency in technology use in schools, both on student devices and in teacher-led instruction.

Require explicit parental consent for each app that collects data, per FTC guidelines on COPPA.

Create clear pathways for parents and students who wish to opt out of device-based instruction, without penalty or reprisal, providing low-tech alternatives.