LA Unified School District Limits Screen Time

0:00It's April 22, I'm Cory with the story and this is California news today. Local news powered by AI, Los Angeles Unified School District just made a big move on Tuesday, passing a resolution unanimously to cut back on student screen time in classrooms. After pushing tech hard since the pandemic, they're now setting rules to balance it out. This comes from board member Nick Melvoin, who points out tech skills are key in our digital world, but too much screen time hurts kids. It's a shift from years of handing out devices to everyone. Experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics back this up, linking heavy screen use to eye strain, weaker grades, addiction risks, more anxiety, and depression, plus shorter attention spans. The new policies will lay out screen limits for every grade and subject. Band screens completely for first graders and younger and let parents opt. Other kids out of tech altogether, one board member stepped back from the vote. By June, the district has the roll out of full screen time policy, complete with a clear

1:04vision for smart tech use, which they'll pitch to the board soon after. This could reshape how LA kids learn without the glow.