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Council Member Narcisse questions DOE on health evidence for screen time limits

New York City Council · Sep 15, 2026 · starts 1:55:53 · 2 min

Council Member Narcisse, drawing on her healthcare background, asks what health department or school health services contributed to setting the 30-45 minute limits and whether they were based on clinical evidence. Giunta references the research Laura Lai shared.

Shekar Krishnan

Thank you.

Shekar Krishnan

Thank you.

Shekar Krishnan

Cheers.

Shekar Krishnan

Thank you, Council Member.

Shekar Krishnan

Now, Council Member Narcisse.

Mercedes Narcisse

Thank you, cheers, both of you, and thank you, Madam Deputy, and say thank you to the Chancellor for meeting us and helping us the best way that we can help our community.

Mercedes Narcisse

And I know the conversation will continue with all your leaderships.

Mercedes Narcisse

Thank you.

Mercedes Narcisse

I have spent my time, my career in healthcare.

Mercedes Narcisse

And how, and I know what hours of screen time can do to our children's eyes, sleeping pattern,

Mercedes Narcisse

ability to focus, and we can say how engage with one another and critical thinking and analysis, I can go on and on.

Mercedes Narcisse

So,

Mercedes Narcisse

Setting daily limits was the right thing to do, the right call.

Mercedes Narcisse

But a limit, only limit, only to mean something if someone is actually counting.

Mercedes Narcisse

the minutes and the families can see the result.

Mercedes Narcisse

So what did the health department or school health services contribute to setting the time from 30 to 45 minutes as the numbers?

Mercedes Narcisse

And we're

Mercedes Narcisse

those based on clinical evidence, because we know everything is evidence finding.

Danielle Giunta

Well, for your specific question, that would speak back to the research that Lorelei was sharing.

Danielle Giunta

We reviewed as we arrived at our 0, 30, and 45-minute screen limits.

Mercedes Narcisse

Thank you.