School laptops will switch off at 9 p.m. for younger students

What happened

The board gave final approval on May 21, 2026 to a revised acceptable use policy for district computer networks. Under it, district Chromebooks for the younger grades stop working after 9 p.m. The policy committee chair asked that the change be shared widely with students and suggested some assignment deadlines move off midnight.

Why it matters to families

Homework routines change when the device a child uses shuts down at 9 p.m. Families need to know the cut-off, and so do teachers who set work due at midnight.

The evidence

The May 21, 2026 approved minutes record Policy and Regulation 2361, Acceptable Use of Computer Networks, passing second reading and final approval, and the committee chair explaining that 'the chromebooks will be shut off at 9:00 p.m. for the younger grades' and asking that this be massively shared with students with assignment deadlines possibly changed. The April 30, 2026 minutes record the same policy on first reading with a time limit after which the devices will not be functional at night.

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