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Marietta City Schools

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Student screen time and technology resolution

Requires purposeful screen use and prohibits using screens for behavior management, with further reduction strategies to be developed.

Jurisdiction
Marietta City Schools · District
Policy status
Adopted · practices plus further planning
Implementation phase
Current
Requirement
Required
Grades
All grades
Audience
Schools / students
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Instrument
Official adoption announcement

Dates & implementation

July 15, 2026 announcement confirms a board-approved resolution; 2026–27 is also a strategy-development year.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Exceptions & instructional scope

Purposeful instructional use remains available; this is not a blanket screen or AI ban.

Learning connection: Emphasizes authentic assessments and independent student work.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

Planning and accountability commitments documented; dedicated funding was not verified.

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Evidence & source location

July 15 announcement: adopted resolution, behavior-management prohibition and 2026–27 planning.

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Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-04 — Official source scope, grades, status, exceptions and timeline reviewed for the historical register and reconciled with the main inventory. Independent review pending.

Record ID: MCS-2026-SCREEN

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