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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can’t do this.  Even if you can technically opt out, it isn’t going to be what you think.  The teacher isn’t prepared to teach without screens and all the “materials” are on the apps.  Your child still isn’t going to get any direct instruction or purposeful assignments if you opt out.  They will likely get some canned premade worksheet, maybe.  Or they will watch their neighbor’s screen [/quote]

I am sure the above is true at some schools.  It is not true for all schools.

Some schools really will provide appropriate non-screen educational material when a parent opts out a student.  We have not opted out of all screens at our school, but I support the ability of parents to make that choice for their kids.  Some public schools in some jurisdictions have found out that there are circumstances where such a parental request cannot be refused (at least for students in lower elementary grades, or perhaps also with an IEP, or perhaps also for 504).
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Correct, but the point is, the child that opts out isn’t going to get a 1995 classroom experience.  Teachers don’t have time to make separate purposeful and intentional materials for teaching, practicing, testing, etc. for one child, for all of their class work. They will google and print some worksheets and call it a day, check the IEP box. The kid is still going to be watching the smartboard and slides like everyone else, movies, distracted with what kid next to them is doing on their computer and will likely get the bare minimum of paper materials.  Plus there are no textbooks available to use or take home, for anyone.  [/quote]

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