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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 10, 2024
State Board accepts Student Screen Time Task Force report, authorizes its release to districts
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education today voted to accept the final report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time outlining recommended guidance for student use of digital technology in schools.
Prior to the vote, Board Chair Melanie Haas of Overland Park emphasized the State Board accepting the report was an acknowledgement of the task force’s work, not an endorsement of the recommendations. The board voted to accept the report and authorized the Kansas State Department of Education to release it to districts.
The task force’s report can be accessed here: https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Commissioner/Blue-Ribbon-Task-Force-on-Student-Screen-Time-Report.pdf?ver=2024-12-12-131410-427
This evidence-based report developed by the 36-member task force was written to serve as guidance for local boards who want to create new or modify their current student technology policies. State board members believe local boards, districts and communities should decide what digital policies they want to adopt for their students. The State Board can provide support for districts that developing or modifying their policies.
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