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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks to those responses that commiserated or were helpful.  I really appreciated the advice to have him make specific amends - I may use that.  Right now we haven taken away all screens indefinitely, but I also really liked the advice that if we don't hear anything from the school in X amount of weeks/months, he may be able to earn it back.

I am grateful so many parents understood/related.  To those whose kids don't struggle with this, or the teachers weighing in saying this is abnormal, remember all kids have different strengths and weaknesses and their brains develop at different rates.  Some children will not struggle with unfettered access to the internet during instruction, but many will. [b] A child's brain is not close to fully developed at 12[/b].  I am trying to meet my child where he is developmentally and help guide him to make better choices.  I really appreciate the thoughtful advice as I try to navigate this with him.

Last note - yes, I am starting to think he needs out of this school.  I have heard from other parents that this is a common issue, and this school seems to be one of the worst when it comes to complete reliance on chromebooks.      [/quote]

Slightly off topic but it bears repeating, no brain is ever fully developed.

It is continuously changing. Don't ever think you are stuck after a certain age, it will continue to change and you can train it and exercise it in ways as well. Neural pathways are always being changed. [/quote]

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