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Parents opt kids out of school laptops, ask for pen-and-paper (www.nbcnews.com)

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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.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Dogs eat it though. I've never heard "the dog ate my Chromebook".

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

You’ve not had the right dog.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No but screens crack, they lose the chargers, there are excuses

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

And the classic “I just took it out of my bag and it was like that”