Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead
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A loose network of parents are teaching one another how to get their kids off of 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.

  • Lemming6969@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    4 hours ago

    So you save 100 in taxes and pay 500 in printing costs… You’re down 400 for supplying your employer. Lol

    • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      Also spent several hundred just on vinegar and baking soda for labs.

      But yeah, I actually had to quit teaching after my divorce because I could no longer afford to do it!