Click the button below to view the latest version (as of August, 2026) of our proposed screen and EdTech policy for PPS. It's based on (among many things) the Schools Beyond Screens Model Tech Policy, Distraction-Free Schools' Model Digital Product Policy, as well as on the LAUSD screen policy that passed earlier this year and went into effect at the start of the 26-27 school year. We also took into account many things we learned through conversations with Portland Public School Board Members and district administrators, who were kind enough to collaborate with us and share a lot of helpful information as we worked to draft these policy proposals.

Following the expiration of PPS's current "AI Pause," we propose a 5-year moratorium on student-facing, generative AI in Portland Public Schools. We've used the FairPlay.org model moratorium to create this policy proposal, but the resources that informed the decision to call for a moratorium that are listed in the appendix represent our own.