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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any public school parents here have the ability to opt out of ipads/chromebooks in grades K-2? [/quote]

Its an option on the PGCPS enrollment paperwork but when push came to shove the admin and teacher said no its not an option. Weve been lucky thus far to have K and 1st be low usage on 1:1 devices but still lots of use with the smart board. [/quote]

When push comes to shove you have to continue to say no. None of my kids used a computer before middle school, and even then we limited it to big assignments and testing only. You literally just have to say no, nobody can force your kid to do an assignment on the computer. They just can’t. [/quote]

I did push back and received the same response. We completely.limit screens at home to compensate. Our K teacher was also 30+ years and only used the computers when required. I e. For testing lexia levels. 
But again the teachers use the smart board almost all day even if the kids aren't on computers 1:1. 
So instead I realized that we would have to make changes at home. My kid is the only kid I know that doesn't have a gaming system, kindle/ipad, access to cell phone, etc. 
I monitor how it's used in class through my kid and asking the teacher. If we have a teacher who relies on it  going forward then our acceptance of it may change but a lot of teachers acknowledge that it has limited utility but their hands are tied since all testing is computer and the kids need to know how to navigate it. [/quote]

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