For the children

From the NPRMaFNPRM: "...does the Commission have any statutory obligation beyond CIPA or responsibility as a good steward of the limited E-Rate funds to assess how E-Rate-funded networks and services may be contributing to these potentially detrimental effects on children and minors?"

No. Just no.

For heaven's sake, leave those decisions to the professionals in the schools and libraries. The NPRM says, "experts have recommended limits on screen time for children and minors based on age," but the footnote points to a single review of studies by one expert, who recommended more research, not limits on screen time. Is the FCC thinking of making districts "demonstrate learning benefits through independent, replicated trials before" getting E-Rate funding? Or "requir[ing] public disclosure of evidence standards, conflicts of interest, and performance claims" on the Form 470? Because that's what the expert recommends.

Let's wait until the science is settled, and then trust educators to do what's best for children.