Guides and Templates for Parent Advocacy
Whether it's looking for a template to reach out to your school or more information on the dangers of tech in the classrom, we have what you need below.
1: Guide - Google Chromebook Parental Controls
Most schools use Google Chromebooks for learning. It's important for families to add parental controls if the school makes this available.
2: Template - Opt out of the “Minecraft Education” program
An email template to reach out to your school and opt your child out of the Minecraft Education program and/or any other Minecraft-related school activities.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
3: Guide - 7 Questions to Ask Your School On Device Safety
A guide with seven key questions to ask your school administrators about the safety settings and parental controls on school-issued devices.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
4: Support - Book a free consult with attorney Julie Liddell
Julie Liddell and the Ed Tech Law Center protect students, parents, and schools from exploitative EdTech practices. Reach out for a free chat.
5: Guide - Screens & Learning Action Kit
The Action Kit by Fairplay provides research-based education and advocacy materials that are easy to use and distribute.
By Fairplay
6: Guide - The EdTech Triangle to Evaluate Classroom Tech
This model helps schools adopt best practices by condensing EdTech research into a simple visual. Send it to your school to evaluate their tech use.
By EverySchool
7: Template - Request YouTube Restrictions
YouTube's addictive algorithm is a concern for parents. Use this template to request that YouTube be blocked from student devices at your school.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
8: Fact Sheet - Opting Out of EdTech
You may not change your district's EdTech policy, but you can influence your child's exposure. Use this Fact Sheet to learn about opting out of school tech.
By Fairplay
9: Template - Request Device Opt-Out
Many parents believe school devices make children unsafe. Use this template to request a complete device opt-out for your child at their school.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
10: Guide - Request Low-Tech Classrooms
Many parents feel tech is overused in classrooms. This guide can be presented to your school to support a request for a low-tech classroom approach.
11: Guide - The Unplug EdTech Toolkit
A resource for parents pushing back on the quantity or scope of school tech tools, with a goal of advocating for healthy and intentional balance.
By Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant
12: Template - Concerns about PowerSchool
PowerSchool was recently sued for trafficking data of 60 million students. Send this template to your school to request your child's data and opt out of collection.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
13: Tool - Safety Ratings for EdTech Apps
The App Microscope by Internet Safety Labs shows how safe your children's educational apps are. Use this assessment to limit dangerous apps at school.
14: Guide - How your school can block access to YouTube
A guide you can share with your school district listing content filters to implement and block open YouTube browsing on school-issued devices.
15: Fact Sheet - Student Data Privacy
Student data is packaged and sold by the EdTech industry to advertisers and data aggregators. Learn about data privacy risks at school and how to advocate.
By Fairplay
16: Guide - How to review my child’s school-issued device
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
This guide shows how to do regular spot checks on your child's school-issued device to look for any inappropriate or unsafe content.
17: Guide - UK Code of Practice for Ed Tech
Use this UK guide as a model to present to your school. It outlines a code of practice for using technology in ways that benefit and respect children's rights.
18: Fact Sheet - Benefits of Pencil and Paper
Pencil and paper vs. screens in classrooms supports brain health. Learn about the benefits of analog learning and how to advocate at your school.
By Fairplay
19: Guide - Request for less screen time at school
This template can be used to request a screen time limit for your child at their school, using peer-reviewed studies to help back your request.
By Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death
20: Fact Sheet - What AI Can and Cannot Do At School
This template can be used to request a screen time limit for your child at their school, using peer-reviewed studies to help back your request.
By Fairplay
21: Template - Parent Email to School | AI in Education
An email template to raise concerns about your child's AI exposure at school. Research-backed, respectful, and designed to spark real conversations.
22: Template - Petition for Responsible AI Use in Our Schools
Template advocating for responsible AI policies requiring parental consent, safety studies, and age-appropriate use of generative AI tools with students.
23: Template - Petition for Reasonable EdTech Limits
Template advocating for responsible tech policies to limit screen time, require evidence-based implementation, and prioritize proven methods in learning.
24: Template - i-Ready Opt-Out Template
Use this template to request that your school opt your child out of using the i-Ready app and any associated data collection tied to the program.
25: Template - AI Opt-out Template
Use this template to request that your school opt your child out of using Google Gemini on their school-issued Chromebook or device.
26: Template - FERPA Information Request
Use this template to request full details on how your child's personal data is being collected, stored, and used by your school district.
Four simple rules that describe how EdTech can be safely and responsibly introduced and used in the classroom to protect students.
27: Guide - The Four Norms of EdTech
28: Presentation - AI and Public School Education
A presentation on AI in public schools by Karl Johnson, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice at UNC Gillings.
An NEPC report examining the rise of commercial digital platforms in American classrooms and how they often undermine the core goals of public education.
29: Report - Fit for Purpose? NEPC Report
A practical resource designed to help parents, teachers, and administrators have informed and productive conversations about EdTech in schools.
30: Guide - The Four Norms of EdTech
31: Guide - Schools Beyond Screens: "Student Tech Bill of Rights"
Schools Beyond Screens, a parent group fighting EdTech in LA public schools, created this resource for parents, educators, and schools.
32: Guide - Student Tech Bill of Rights
This Bill of Rights by an LA parent-teacher group addresses how EdTech harms learning, exposes kids to risks, and infringes on privacy — putting kids first.
33: Guide: Talking with Your School About i-Ready
A federal class action was filed against i-Ready maker Curriculum Associates for student data collection. Here's what to know when talking to your school leaders.
If you need a resource that is not listed above, please contact Nicki at Scrolling 2 Death: hello@scrolling2death.com