Date
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Location Name
West Side Keynote Area
Name
Legislate or Educate? - The Screen time Dilemma
Description
As distraction peaks, legislators nationwide are enacting "bell-to-bell" smartphone bans. But do these sweeping policies solve a cultural crisis, or just mask it? This session brings together key state lawmakers and industry experts to dissect the friction between screen-time legislation and real-world implementation.
Rather than endorsing a single approach, this balanced discussion will audit the efficacy, enforcement hurdles, and unintended consequences of top-down phone restrictions in K-12 environments.
Speakers
Session Type
Panel (Educator or Student)
Track
Digital Wellness/Digital Citizenship
Secondary Track
Compliance
Primary Audience
School and District Leadership
Secondary Audience
Principals
Fall Conference Strands
Educate
MA DLCS Strands
Computing and Society