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Los Angeles Unified School District

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Student screen-time and device guidance — Grades 2–3

Published screen-time guidance for grades 2–3 sets 0–20 minutes daily or 0–100 minutes weekly, including homework, subject to instructional exemptions.

Grades / students
Grades 2–3
Policy type
Guidance / support
Passed / adopted
2026-06-23
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Starts November 2026. Limits include homework; consult district guidance for instructional exemptions and opt-in/opt-out conditions.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Los Angeles Unified School District · Upcoming

Student screen-time and device guidance — Grades 4–5

Published screen-time guidance for grades 4–5 sets 0–30 minutes daily or 0–150 minutes weekly, including homework, subject to instructional exemptions.

Grades / students
Grades 4–5
Policy type
Guidance / support
Passed / adopted
2026-06-23
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Starts November 2026. Limits include homework; consult district guidance for instructional exemptions and opt-in/opt-out conditions.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Los Angeles Unified School District · Upcoming

Student screen-time and device guidance — Grades 6–8

Published screen-time guidance for grades 6–8 sets 0–60 minutes per course weekly, with a 400-minute weekly maximum including homework, subject to instructional exemptions.

Grades / students
Grades 6–8
Policy type
Guidance / support
Passed / adopted
2026-06-23
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Starts January 2027. Limits include homework; consult district guidance for instructional exemptions and opt-in/opt-out conditions.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Los Angeles Unified School District · Upcoming

Student screen-time and device guidance — Grades 9–12

Published screen-time guidance for grades 9–12 sets 0–90 minutes per course weekly, with a 600-minute weekly maximum including homework, subject to instructional exemptions.

Grades / students
Grades 9–12
Policy type
Guidance / support
Passed / adopted
2026-06-23
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Starts January 2027. Limits include homework; consult district guidance for instructional exemptions and opt-in/opt-out conditions.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Los Angeles Unified · Current

BUL-151113.0 · Authorized use of AI

The bulletin states that students under 13 may not use generative AI tools.

Grades / students
Students under 13
Policy type
Required with local discretion
Passed / adopted
2024-04-08
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Published April 8, 2024; historical baseline. This comparison does not establish the first-ever date of the underlying age rule.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Los Angeles Unified · Current

Res-048-25/26 · Student screen time

Directs grade-appropriate instructional-technology guardrails, review of classroom technology and parent information.

Grades / students
All grades; age-specific guardrails
Policy type
Required with local discretion
Passed / adopted
2026-04-21
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Resolution required a screen-time policy for 2026–27; current implementation materials are linked separately.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Learning about technology

No reviewed local finding in this collection yet. Check the state brief and district curriculum or policy documents; this does not mean nothing is required or taught.

What has been checked?

Current: The bulletin states that students under 13 may not use generative AI tools. | Directs grade-appropriate instructional-technology guardrails, review of classroom technology and parent information. October 5 follow-up: the June 23 approved screen-time policy and district guidelines confirm November 2026 starts for grades 2–5 and January 2027 for grades 6–12. This does not reverify the inaccessible 2024 AI bulletin or establish classroom compliance.

History: The bulletin states that students under 13 may not use generative AI tools. 2025: Explicit 2025 search completed; no additional dated qualifying change verified. This is not proof of no policy.

Last recorded review: 2026-10-05. This is not a complete audit of the district.

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What could change next?

Federal · Introduction announced

UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Act of 2026

Would fund state policies restricting student possession or use of personal electronic devices during school hours. Eligible policies would cover public elementary and secondary schools, include health and disability exceptions, and be developed with district and community input. School-authorized instructional laptops and tablets meeting specified safeguards are excluded.

Latest step: 2026-10-01 · Sponsors announced introduction; posted text has no bill number or committee assignment.

Next: Confirm the numbered Congressional record and committee action. No hearing or vote date is verified.

No date verified. Passage timing is not established unless the source supplies an expectation.

Official status / agenda
Open policy watch for this state

How curriculum evidence is classified

Required instruction, offered courses, documented curriculum and school-specific pilots are different findings. A news item about one classroom cannot establish a district-wide entitlement.

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