Over the summer of 2024, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced that it would be banning the use of personal laptops district-wide. We asked Lincoln students what they think of the new rule.
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SPS personal laptop ban: does LHS agree?
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Mihir P • Nov 21, 2024 at 11:22 pm
I think that we can solve most problems ourselves with personal laptops. The main problems come from HCD and CTE courses that require System-specific tech support, and between Windows, Mac, and all the weird Linux distros that could be out there, some of the teachers must be having a really hard time. However, these laptops, already pretty underpowered, run with the extra weight of programs like Lightroom, Illustrator, Fusion, and of course, The (perpetual) GoGuardian App, these laptops are really struggling to hang on, and can barely handle 60 minutes of use on a full charge. I’m sure there’s a compromise possible somewhere, SPS.
Bryson H • Nov 3, 2024 at 12:04 am
If you ban something, I think you should have to provide a viable alternative. LHS has generations-old laptops that have hardware and software problems. If you brought your laptop, it would fix these shortcomings that the district doesn’t even have to pay for. The school internet already blocks links it doesn’t allow and kids still play games on their SPS laptops regardless, so it has nothing to do with Securely. The district made this decision for the Go Guardian app, which allows further control over our SPS laptops.
Kam H • Oct 23, 2024 at 3:00 pm
I think the main reason the district is using the school laptops only policy is so the go guardian can be enforced the issue with the go guardian filters is that they are a whitelist along with the other website blocklists which is very not good. it is bad for students and teachers.
Luke K • Oct 22, 2024 at 3:13 pm
Personally I am not a fan, the windows 11 update made them even slower and trying to run more demanding programs like premiere pro or fusion 360 is a bad time. Especially annoying if you bought your own laptop that is better for those tasks.