Parent Stories Parents have shared stories with us concerning the abuse of classroom tech in schools. We have removed names to protect the parents and children. Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Games & Porn in Class “My son has struggled to manage his online behavior when his school went online due to the pandemic. He would constantly leave the class…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 8-Year-Old Gets X-Rated Pop-Up “My son had explicit pop up at school on his school issued Chromebook that I don't allow in our home. (Bc I have no control over any security of it)…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 “Free Time” Instead Of Schoolwork “The 5th grade teachers for my son’s class have expressed concern that kids are rushing through their work to get to their Chromebooks…” Read More Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Migraines & Stolen Essays? “Everything is on the computer for our high school kids. 1. Suffers migraines, there is never a break from a screen, is it the cause?…” Read More Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Harry Potter Quizzes Instead of School Quizzes “My kids come home talking about what Harry Potter house they are in cause they just take the stupid quizzes when on tech at school…” Read More Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 First Day of School YouTube “First day of kindergarten and my son had computer/library for his special area. When we asked what he did (fully expecting to hear…” Read More Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Switching Tabs To Trick Teachers “My son’s class (8th grade, Catholic school) students are given Chromebooks to use in class. Most play online games or message…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Distracted All Day on YouTube “Watching music videos instead of doing his work. Music videos are often mature and morbid, and I really lobbied for YouTube to be taken…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 The Absurdity of The “Paperless” Classroom “My fifth grader is in a “paperless” classroom. It is absurd. They are on their Chromebooks all day. They watch videos for instruction and…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Third-Grader Sees Pornography On School iPad “My third grader has now seen pornographic material twice at school on his school-owned iPad. The district tech department says they can’t…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Sub Teacher Shows Inappropriate TikToks “A very young substitute teacher showed 5th-grade kids TikTok, which turned inappropriate. The substitute was put on the do-not-hire list for.…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Student Accesses Porn At School “My son’s first exposure to porn was on a school-issued computer AT SCHOOL. The infuriating part is I had intentionally not signed the…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Kindergarten Is Just YouTube Now “I felt like my son’s whole kindergarten year was just watching YouTube. It was used as a reward for good behavior, it was used for kids to get…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Laptop Free-Time Instead of Learning “In 2nd and 3rd grade my sons’ school had a 45-minute block of time that was called WIN (what I need). It was to help struggling students.…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Inappropriate Posts & Access To All Emails “Elementary kids post inappropriate images and text in Nearpod lessons for all to see. District-wide directory of email addresses available…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Chatroom “Elf” Phishes For Personal Information “I had a child access a site at school all their friends were talking about with Santa’s elf. It was a chat room where the “elf” was asking for…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Teacher Pulls Up “Boobs” TV Show “Our second-grade son’s teacher was pulling up a video on Apple TV — I believe to show the class — and on the home page were…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Computer Formatting Makes Work Take Hours “Our youngest started back in person at a charter school after a couple of years of being homeschooled (tech issues being…” Read More Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Kids Come Home SUPER Overstimulated “My kids come home SUPER overstimulated some days. When I ask what they did at school those days they say.. "we were on our Chromebook…” Read More Rob Broadbent 8/7/18 Rob Broadbent 8/7/18 Explicit Videos on School Device “My son’s class (8th grade, Catholic school) students are given Chromebooks to use in class. Most play online games or message…” Read More Older Posts
Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Games & Porn in Class “My son has struggled to manage his online behavior when his school went online due to the pandemic. He would constantly leave the class…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 8-Year-Old Gets X-Rated Pop-Up “My son had explicit pop up at school on his school issued Chromebook that I don't allow in our home. (Bc I have no control over any security of it)…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 Rob Broadbent 1/6/25 “Free Time” Instead Of Schoolwork “The 5th grade teachers for my son’s class have expressed concern that kids are rushing through their work to get to their Chromebooks…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Migraines & Stolen Essays? “Everything is on the computer for our high school kids. 1. Suffers migraines, there is never a break from a screen, is it the cause?…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Harry Potter Quizzes Instead of School Quizzes “My kids come home talking about what Harry Potter house they are in cause they just take the stupid quizzes when on tech at school…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 First Day of School YouTube “First day of kindergarten and my son had computer/library for his special area. When we asked what he did (fully expecting to hear…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Rob Broadbent 3/11/19 Switching Tabs To Trick Teachers “My son’s class (8th grade, Catholic school) students are given Chromebooks to use in class. Most play online games or message…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Distracted All Day on YouTube “Watching music videos instead of doing his work. Music videos are often mature and morbid, and I really lobbied for YouTube to be taken…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 The Absurdity of The “Paperless” Classroom “My fifth grader is in a “paperless” classroom. It is absurd. They are on their Chromebooks all day. They watch videos for instruction and…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Third-Grader Sees Pornography On School iPad “My third grader has now seen pornographic material twice at school on his school-owned iPad. The district tech department says they can’t…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Sub Teacher Shows Inappropriate TikToks “A very young substitute teacher showed 5th-grade kids TikTok, which turned inappropriate. The substitute was put on the do-not-hire list for.…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Student Accesses Porn At School “My son’s first exposure to porn was on a school-issued computer AT SCHOOL. The infuriating part is I had intentionally not signed the…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Kindergarten Is Just YouTube Now “I felt like my son’s whole kindergarten year was just watching YouTube. It was used as a reward for good behavior, it was used for kids to get…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Laptop Free-Time Instead of Learning “In 2nd and 3rd grade my sons’ school had a 45-minute block of time that was called WIN (what I need). It was to help struggling students.…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Inappropriate Posts & Access To All Emails “Elementary kids post inappropriate images and text in Nearpod lessons for all to see. District-wide directory of email addresses available…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Chatroom “Elf” Phishes For Personal Information “I had a child access a site at school all their friends were talking about with Santa’s elf. It was a chat room where the “elf” was asking for…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Teacher Pulls Up “Boobs” TV Show “Our second-grade son’s teacher was pulling up a video on Apple TV — I believe to show the class — and on the home page were…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Computer Formatting Makes Work Take Hours “Our youngest started back in person at a charter school after a couple of years of being homeschooled (tech issues being…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Rob Broadbent 1/1/19 Kids Come Home SUPER Overstimulated “My kids come home SUPER overstimulated some days. When I ask what they did at school those days they say.. "we were on our Chromebook…” Read More
Rob Broadbent 8/7/18 Rob Broadbent 8/7/18 Explicit Videos on School Device “My son’s class (8th grade, Catholic school) students are given Chromebooks to use in class. Most play online games or message…” Read More