Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
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Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.

Parents across the country are taking steps to stop their children from using school-issued Chromebooks and iPads, citing concerns about distractions and access to inappropriate content that they fear hampers their kids’ education.

  • modus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    4 months ago

    I’m curious to know if anyone here has ever approached the school IT department to ask what steps they take to mitigate or eliminate surveillance and tracking in these devices. I know it’s inherent in Google products to begin with, but do they even try? Or pretend to try? Or admit they don’t care?

    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      The school IT department is often the math teacher’s side hustle or a badly paid gamer dude with Microsoft certifications.

      Surveillance and tracking is the least of their concerns.