The morning light comes through the living room window as Allison, 11, attends the first day of school through her laptop from her apartment in Long Beach Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. A group of Long Beach Unified students and parents are calling on the district to shorten its school days in an effort to reduce screen time. LBUSD high school student Jason Danese started a change.org petition two weeks ago asking the district to maintain the shorter minimum-day schedule used for the first two weeks of instruction at the start of this month. The petition has gained more than 22,000 signatures since it was posted. “90 minute classes are way too long and ridiculous,” said Danese’s petition. “No one can pay attention and its causing major eye strain looking at a screen for six hours a day plus homework and other activities. Kids also don’t have a proper learning environment meaning that focusing for 90 minutes isn’t even possible for some.” The issue has clearly been on parents’ minds, too. Several parents spoke or wrote in to the LBUSD Board of Education meeting last weekend to request less screen time for their students. On […]
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