Shanun Carey

There is zero need to undo or back up from the amazing policy that was put in place last year. As a parent of 2 teens I was completely over the moon when the bell to bell ban passed. Parents and schools have had to add “device patrol” to their list of parenting duties and challenges with the younger generation. We have seen first hand how just the use of screens changes our kids moods, attention span, etc. even with this ban, schools still have kids on screens far too much. With the Goffstown school district pushing for one to one learning devices. However this year during parent teacher night at both my teens Highschool’s (one in local public one in charter) I asked each teacher about their opinions on the new policy. Without fail every single teacher said I wished the state had done this years ago. Kids are not only more engaged during class with the teacher they are more engaged with each other. Teachers saying students who might not have been chatting otherwise now engaging and enjoying each others company. The orginal bill was well thought out making sure there were carve outs for those students who needed device access for specific medical instances. Which makes complete sense. Rolling back any of the recent implementation is just going backwards. And as with everything with NH public schools, if you give and inch they will take a mile. Why even give an inch when the law was passed less than a year ago. We haven’t even made it through one school year. The law was much needed and I think undoing any of it is just undoing the progress NH schools and students have been able to make