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Dinowitz compares DOE's process to LA Unified's public consultation on screen time

New York City Council · Sep 15, 2026 · starts 1:13:44 · 31 sec

Dinowitz contrasts DOE's process with LA Unified's public process that consulted pediatricians and collected feedback from 19,000 community members, asking what DOE's equivalent process was and who was consulted.

Eric Dinowitz

But like the Los Angeles Unified School District screen time limits were developed through a public process.

Eric Dinowitz

The Enabling Resolution Incorporated American Academy of Pediatrics finding was consulted on by a pediatrician who co-authored the AAP's policy on children and digital media.

Eric Dinowitz

It was analyzed by the district's office of research and program evaluation and drew feedback.

Eric Dinowitz

From nearly 19,000 community members collected before the policy was adopted.