Seattle Schools to Limit Screen Time, Pull iPads From Youngest Students

Seattle schools to limit screen time, pull iPads from youngest students

Seattle Public Schools will limit screen time to 30 minutes a day for students in kindergarten through second grade and end individually assigned iPads for those students, the district announced Monday.

Seattle Public Schools limits screen time, ends individual tablets for K-2 students

The district plans to limit screen time to 30 minutes a day and shift from individual devices to shared classroom sets.

Seattle Public Schools' latest tech shake-up

Seattle Public Schools students from kindergarten through second grade will no longer receive iPads, and will be limited to 30 minutes of screen time per day.

K-2 students no longer get personal iPads, Seattle superintendent says, pledging less screen time

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced SPS will no longer send iPads home with students in kindergarten through second grade. Additionally, screen time in the classroom for those students will be capped at 30 minutes per day.

Seattle Schools Curb Screen Time for Youngest Students

Students in grades K-2 will not have their own iPads and will be limited to 30 minutes of screen time per day. The superintendent said it's about giving kids access to tech only when they need it, rather than all the time.

Seattle Public Schools changes technology approach for kindergarteners and 1st-2nd graders

Seattle Public Schools announced this afternoon that it’s changing its technology approach for its youngest students, starting early next year, after winter break. Key points of the announcement: *K-2 students will no longer be assigned individual iPads beginning Jan. 1, 2027. *iPads will remain available as shared classroom resources. *Technology use will generally range from 0-30 minutes per day. *Students will continue to use technology for i…