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Nation’s second largest school district moves to limit kids’ screen time
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to limit students’ screen time.
The resolution to limit students’ use of laptops and tablets in class and incentivize pen-and-paper assignments passed 6-0, and mandates that the district to develop a screen time policy for each grade and subject, bar students in first grade and younger from using devices, evaluate education technology contracts, and make clear the steps parents need to take in order to opt their child out of using technology at school, NBC News reported.
“The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education approved a resolution today to limit student screen time across the district,” the district said in a press release. “Building on last year’s cell phone ban, the proposal calls for comprehensive, developmentally appropriate guardrails on instructional technology for all grade levels, including key provisions to eliminate use of student devices for youngest learners, prohibit student-led use of YouTube and other video streaming platforms, and review and present a public report of all existing classroom technology contracts.”
The resolution came from Board Member Nick Melvoin, a Democrat who has served on the board since 2017.
“During COVID, student devices became a necessary lifeline, and seemingly overnight, screen time limits were shelved to ensure every child had access to the technology they needed to continue learning and stay connected with their teachers and peers. Our charge now is to recalibrate, evaluate the role of educational technology in the classroom, and balance access to that technology with the kinds of instruction and interaction we know help students thrive,” Melvoin in the press release.
It was co-sponsored by Board Members Karla Griego, Tanya Ortiz Franklin, Kelly Gonez, Board Vice President Rocío Rivas, and Student Board Member Jerry Yang.
Ortiz Franklin said in the press release that when the district is “intentional about how our students engage with technology, we invest in their focus, their health, and our future.”
Ortiz Franklin added in the press release that “providing guidelines for our students affords our youngest learners the space for human interaction and play to develop foundational cognitive and social skills and gives our oldest learners opportunities for meaningful connection and collaboration within their community. I am proud to co-sponsor this resolution that balances how and when we use technology in our classrooms, preparing our students to be Ready for the World.”
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In the press release, Griego called the move “long overdue.” She added, “As a cosponsor, I am honored to cosponsor this resolution that establishes clear, developmentally appropriate guidelines around screen time and the use of single-use devices in our schools to ensure a balanced approach to technology that helps our students learn, grow and thrive.”
Gonez, another board member, said that, “Technology can be a powerful tool, but too much screen time has real harmful effects on our students.”
She added that the resolution “will ensure we are prioritizing important skills and learning experiences for students, while protecting their childhoods and well-being by setting research-based screen time limits.”
In the press release, acting Superintendent Andrés E. Chait called the move necessary for the current technology climate.
“As we continue to navigate the evolving role of technology in education, our priority remains ensuring it is used in ways that support high-quality instruction, student engagement, and overall well-being,” Chait said. “Technology is an important tool that can expand access and enhance learning, but it is most effective when used purposefully and guided by educators.”
According to an August report from Ballotpedia, 26 states have enacted laws or policies requiring local school boards to restrict or prohibit cellphone use in K-12 classrooms, with 22 adopted in 2025 alone.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Los Angeles Unified School District for comment.
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Florida man allegedly shot woman in neck, dragged her back inside before hiding in backyard pool
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting a woman in the neck and dragging her back into her home, authorities said.
Officers with the Wildwood Police Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of an argument followed by a gunshot, according to an arrest report cited by WKMG.
When police arrived, they found a woman with a gunshot wound to the neck lying in a driveway. She was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Robert Anthony Morgan, 40, was arrested and charged with attempted felony murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and discharging a firearm in public or on residential property.
Police said Morgan was seen crawling under a partially open garage door before jumping into a backyard pool. Officers pulled him from the water and took him into custody.
The victim’s mother told investigators there was a history of domestic violence between Morgan and the victim. She said she saw him drag the woman back onto the property after the shooting, according to WKMG.
When she asked if he had called for help, Morgan allegedly replied, “She’s fine,” and threatened to shoot her if she contacted police.
Authorities recovered a rifle from the garage floor and found blood in the street leading to the home, WESH reported.
The woman’s four children were inside the home at the time of the incident, according to reports.
Morgan, who has a prior conviction for felony battery, made an initial court appearance Monday and is being held without bond.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney pulls trans-focused faculty training after governor’s threat
The University of Nebraska at Kearney canceled a transgender-focused faculty training module after backlash erupted online and drew swift condemnation from Republican Gov. Jim Pillen.
The voluntary workshop, titled “How Can I Move From Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students?”, was part of the school’s Monday Morning Mentor series and referenced a 20-minute program developed by a North Carolina college aimed at helping professors create a more inclusive classroom environment.
The program drew attention after Libs of TikTok shared a university email about the training on X, criticizing the initiative and calling for the school to be defunded.
“University of Nebraska at Kearney … wants faculty to attend a meeting where they’ll be taught about Empowering Trans Students and creating a DEI-inclusive classroom,” the account posted. “This university receives our tax dollars … DEFUND … So sick of this trash.”
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Pillen reposted the criticism Monday and condemned the training.
“This nonsense is completely irrelevant and destructive to the University of Nebraska’s teaching mission, and out of touch with the values of the state it serves,” Pillen wrote on X. “University leaders must immediately root out this and all other similar programming across the entire system.”
He warned that failure to act could lead to investigations or funding cuts.
“If the University cannot police its own ranks and rid itself of the woke disease that has degraded so many ‘elite’ higher education institutions, it risks investigations, cuts to its funding, and, most importantly, the loss of the confidence of the people it serves,” he added.
The university removed the module Tuesday, according to Nebraska Public Media.
UNK said its focus “remains on rigorous academics and student success through effective teaching and creating a welcoming environment for all students,” the outlet reported, and that “the module referenced has been removed.”
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“We have addressed the issue and corrected our review process moving forward,” the school said.
Pillen later called the decision “good news.”
“Following my post last night, the University of Nebraska at Kearney took down the objectionable content,” he wrote on X. “That is good news.”
He added that higher education institutions must remain aligned with public expectations.
“The mission of education in America is not the advancement of woke indoctrination — it’s to grow critical learners and thinkers prepared to become the next generation of leaders and business builders,” Pillen said. “That’s the mission, and we cannot allow Nebraska institutions to be distracted from it.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the University of Nebraska at Kearney for comment.
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Why Iran talks are in limbo as Trump scrambles for a way out of the war he started
The “peace talks” with Iran – if they can even be called that – are going nowhere fast.
First, President Donald Trump canceled a visit by JD Vance to the non-existent talks. Then he canceled the lower-level delegation of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Now the Iranians have come back with a proposal that entirely favors them – and which Trump has already rejected.
The murderous mullahs say they want to end their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. halts its blockade of Iranian ports. So far so good.
But then – guess what – they would put off the question of nuclear disarmament till some undetermined time in the future.
The president’s response to their pitch: How about never? Does never work for you?
Trump has told advisers he is not satisfied with the proposal, submitted through the mediators in Pakistan. Frustrated might be a better word.
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The president posted before Saturday’s attempted assassination: “Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don’t know! The infighting is between the ‘Hardliners,’ who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the ‘Moderates,’ who are not very moderate at all (but gaining respect!), is CRAZY!”
Marco Rubio said: “What we’re dealing with here is a regime that’s run by a bunch of lunatics. They chant ‘death to America, ‘death to Israel,’ and we have to take that seriously.”
He added: “The goal here is simple: they can never have a nuclear weapon. And if you want to make sure they never have a nuclear weapon, you have to take away the things that would allow them to deliver one. That means their missiles, their drones, and their ability to threaten the region. So yes, that includes going after those capabilities.”
Since U.S. airstrikes killed all of Iran’s top leaders, Axios reports, the government is consumed by “warring factions” that cannot settle on a “coherent” position.
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has been taking a hard line.
Meanwhile, despite a ceasefire orchestrated by Trump, Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, continue to attack each other in Lebanon. Hezbollah has rejected the peace plan.
“The United States is no longer in a position to dictate its policy tto independent nations,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik, adding that the Trump administration “must abandon its illegal and irrational demands.”
Oil prices have shot up as the peace process remains in limbo. Gas prices rose yesterday to an average of $4.18 a gallon, their highest level in four years.
All this has fueled criticism that Trump, under pressure from Israel, launched the war impulsively and without a clear exit strategy.
The president keeps saying he’s won the war and “we have all the cards.”
But Trump is boxed in at the moment. He badly wants out of an unpopular war, but Iran, as usual, is being intransigent. And no agreement on nukes is worth anything without independent inspections. This was the same dilemma that faced the Obama administration.
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The United Arab Emirates, which just left OPEC, could provide additional oil shipments now freed from the alliance’s restrictions.
There is a political dimension to this standoff as well. If Trump can’t come to terms on Iran’s nuclear enrichment – the very reason for going to war – it will undermine his ability to claim victory, as Tehran well knows.
The president posted yesterday:
“Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse.’ They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible.” Now why would they tell him that?
Here’s one thing I know from decades of covering the man: Despite his threats to destroy Iranian civilization, Trump will never do that. His heart isn’t in it. He doesn’t want to go down in the history books as having wiped out an ancient civilization.
That’s why Trump keeps extending the ceasefire deadlines in hopes of reaching anything he can pronounce a reasonable agreement.
The U.S. military, as the president says, has obliterated Iran’s air force and navy. In that sense, it’s been a major victory, even if Democrats and some of Trump’s former allies in conservative media don’t want to admit it.
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But Iran does have one card to play, and that is doing nothing.
Donald Trump started this war, and after two months, is still trying to figure out how to get out of it.
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