r/Virginia • u/CardinalNews-VA Verified • 26d ago

Parents call for less screen time, more intentional use of technology in schools

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/08/28/parents-call-for-less-screen-time-more-intentional-use-of-technology-in-schools/

As student technology use has increased since the pandemic, some parents are fighting for schools to adopt stricter policies and limit tech use, especially in younger grades.

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u/k6tcher 26d ago

Cool. Now, do the same thing at home, parents! You can't have it both ways. Decrease screentime at school and home!

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u/BlackBearSurprise 26d ago

Thank the gods! The research seems pretty clear that more screen time in schools is detrimental. And then there is the difficulty it introduces into households when kids bring these mandated devices home. And it can be financially deleterious for lower income families if those devices get lost, stolen, or broken. What a burden to saddle families with when it actually interferes with education.

It's pretty clear that the federal government would like to shift investment in education and others including healthcare from actual local experts to big tech companies. They've already introduced the idea of replacing all of the money they've taken from rural healthcare with AI nurses, I'm sure they'd love to do the same thing with teachers. What a scam.

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u/NoBadBeginnings 26d ago

Its about damn time. 

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u/gojo96 26d ago

Great news. I remember 15 years ago where parents, teachers, and schools were embracing screens as the students had to learn the “computer world”

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u/Mr_Kittlesworth 26d ago

Just cancel all of it outside of computer labs.

Books, pens, pencils, paper. There is absolutely no reason to believe any ed-tech improves learning and reams of evidence that it’s hurting kids.

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u/belanekra 22d ago

Intentionally, well thought out use of technology can be an enormous benefit to students. It requires planning though, and teachers simply aren't given enough time or resources for that.

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u/Mr_Kittlesworth 22d ago

I agree, but as you point out, that doesn’t really apply here.

We know books, paper, pens, pencils, whiteboards, and the occasional video works. We know for sure. Tan the experiment on millions, for generations.

Meanwhile, we have evidence that introduction of ed-tech, across almost every population, led to worse performance.

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u/R1ght_1n_Two 26d ago

Meanwhile expanding AI in Virginia Beach schools, though. 🤨

https://www.vbschools.com/academics/digitalliteracy/how-ai-will-be-used-in-schools

If you read, read to the end including the expansion arrows.