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Sudbury for Digital Balance (SDB) is a local, grassroots group of parents, educators, and health care providers dedicated to the well-being of our children with a focus on how to best navigate their digital world with intentionality. Our mission is to help provide the freedom for kids and teens to develop socially and excel academically, while minimizing the negative effects of technology.
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Sudbury for Digital Balance
Call on Rep Lori Trahan to reject preemption
Massachusetts families: we urgently need your help. Reports indicate that Representative Lori Trahan may be negotiating federal AI legislation that could prevent states from creating and enforcing their own child safety protections online. This would make it harder for states like Massachusetts to respond to emerging harms involving AI, including addictive algorithms, deepfakes, exploitation, self-harm content, and manipulative chatbot interactions. Parents have seen what happens when technology moves faster than protections for children. States must retain the right to act. Please take 3 quick actions today: Call Rep. Trahan’s office and ask her to oppose federal preemption of state AI laws. Send a letter or email. Sign the petition. Children’s safety must come before tech industry pressure.
Sudbury for Digital Balance
Version 2: Community Call to Action Letter for Safe, Clear & Accountable Technology Standards in Sudbury Public Schools
Dear Sudbury Families, The evidence is conclusive that pen/paperWe are concerned about unclear, potentially harmful, and unaccountable use of technology in our public schools. In discussions with other parents, we have heard about improper and potentially harmful content viewed and shared by schoolchildren on SPS-issued devices and platforms. Additionally, many of you have shared concerns about overuse of technology, and a lack of clarity regarding what our children have access to, why they have access to it, and what the educational benefit of these tools and platforms are. While SPS has recently announced some technology changes, these measures do not provide a consistent approach across grades. For example, some of the practices being introduced for 6th graders, are not in place for other grades, and it's unclear what protections and expectations apply across the rest of the district. Gamified platforms remain in use, and there are no clear district-wide guidelines on the use of screens in the classrooms. At the heart of these concerns is a gap between what the district says is happening in our schools, and what families and students are actually experiencing--and without transparent policies, meaningful measurement, and accountability, families have no way of knowing whether concerns are being addressed. If you want to see the research and information regarding technology in our schools that has influenced our positions, we encourage you to visit our website. In the meantime, we have put forward evidence-based practices and policies to create a safer and better learning environment for our children. Your support will make a difference for every child in Sudbury Public Schools. We appreciate your support. Sincerely, The Coalition of Concerned Families at Sudbury for Digital Balance https://www.sudburyfordigitalbalance.org
Sudbury for Digital Balance
Community Call to Action Letter for Safe, Clear & Accountable Technology Standards in Sudbury Public Schools
Dear Sudbury Families, We are concerned about unclear, potentially harmful and unaccountable use of technology in our public schools. In discussions with other parents we have heard of many instances of improper and potentially harmful content viewed and shared by schoolchildren on SPS-issued devices and platforms. Additionally, many of you have shared concerns about overuse and a lack of clarity regarding what our children have access to, why they have access to it, and what the educational benefit of these tools and platforms are. While SPS has recently announced some technology changes, these measures do not yet provide a consistent approach across grades. Some of the practices being introduced for 6th grade, for example, are not in place for other grades, and it remains unclear what protections and expectations apply across the rest of the district. Gamified platforms remain in use, there are no clear district-wide guidelines on the use of screens in the classrooms. At the heart of these concerns is a growing gap between what the district says is happening in our schools and what families and students are actually experiencing--and without transparent policies, meaningful measurement, and accountability, families have no way to know whether concerns are being addressed. For research and information regarding technology in our schools and what has influenced our positions, we encourage you to visit our website. In the meantime, we have put forward evidence-based practices and policies to create a safer and better learning environment for our children. Your support will make a difference for every child in Sudbury Public Schools. We appreciate your support. Sincerely, The Coalition of Concerned Families at Sudbury for Digital Balance https://www.sudburyfordigitalbalance.org
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