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Eton parents’ revolt reflects growing anxieties over classroom tech (www.thebureauinvestigates.com)
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Eton College is better known for princes and prime ministers than iPads but every new boy at the school is now handed one – and much of their work depends on it.

For Isaac’s* 13-year-old son that became a problem after he developed a screen addiction and a psychologist advised him to stay away from online devices. When he asked to hand back the iPad and return to pen and paper, Eton refused.

He was not alone. More than 100 Eton parents backed a letter in 2024 warning of “clear evidence of harm to a significant number of boys in the school’s care due to screen addiction”, we can reveal. The letter, which has not previously been made public, said families who wanted their sons to stop using the school-issued devices had no way to opt out.

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[–] 9 points 1 month ago

Privileged or not they're still kids who are ending up with mental health problems due to the actions of their school. You can still have empathy for children despite where they happened to be born and what choices their parents made for them.

Not to mention the article is clearly stating this situation is happening outside of Eton with the more general child population with no recourse. Unfortunately, we currently live in a situation where wealthy and influential parents are the ones who can get psychologists and journalists to take note of problems, but that is not the fault of 13 year olds.

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