Borrowing language and inspiration from Schools Beyond Screens, who’ve paved the way in LA, we are asking Portland Public Schools to: 

Eliminate all device use for TK - 2.

Eliminate 1:1 device use for 3 - 8, limited device use with computer cart or lab model as is deemed curriculum appropriate.

Prohibit screen time from being used as a reward, incentive, or behavioral reinforcement for students.

Rebalance toward a return to analog-first learning, including regular use of handwriting, paper assignments, and physical textbooks and manipulatives, printed articles. 

Block YouTube, as well as all gaming, video-streaming and social media on student devices.

Require all apps used for instruction or on school issued devices to be ad-free.

Develop a true informed-consent process for technology in our schools. Require explicit parental consent for each app that collects data, per FTC guidelines on COPPA.

Disable student access to any generative AI tools, apps, websites, and software on all school-issued devices until this technology has been proven safe, legal, and effective, and until age-appropriate guidelines are established.

Provide regular, transparent reporting on district spending for devices, LMS, and ed tech apps.

Prohibit all student device use during passing periods, lunch, and recess.

Transparency in technology use in schools both on devices and in teacher led instruction.

Create clear pathways for parents and students who wish to opt out of device-based instruction, without penalty or reprisal, providing low-tech alternatives.

Require all EdTech products to meet independent standards for efficacy, and to prove that any benefits outweigh potential risks.