Middle schoolers across the Tigard-Tualatin School District will lose access to YouTube on school computers during class time.

The school board on Monday, Oct. 26, approved a resolution blocking the video platform for students in grades 6–8, except when a teacher approves access for a specific lesson, according to board meeting records. YouTube was already blocked for elementary students, as first reported by Your Oregon News.

The board also approved the purchase of 3,000 Chromebooks to replace iPads at all three of the district's middle schools. Individual vote tallies were not available in public records as of publication.

The shift is part of a broader push by educators to get students practicing keyboarding skills before high school, according to district officials.

Chromebooks stay in the classroom

Jordan Mills, TTSD director of communications and community relations, said some middle school teachers are expected to pilot the Chromebooks during the current school year. Broader rollout would follow the next school year.

The devices will stay in classroom carts. Students will use them only when a teacher assigns work on them, and they will not carry the Chromebooks between classes or take them home. The district said it will consider allowing students to take devices home upon parent request.

Elementary students will continue using iPads.

Resolution grew from parent listening sessions

The changes stem from public listening sessions on screen time held during summer 2026, followed by meetings with a work group of teachers and administrators. The board first discussed a draft screen-time resolution at its Oct. 12 meeting, where members reviewed technology use by grade level, accessibility, privacy and teacher discretion. No vote was taken at that meeting, and a second reading was scheduled for Oct. 26, according to board meeting records.

The resolution directs the superintendent to carry out the changes in phases, with input from educators, families and the technology department. It preserves access to assistive technology and digital tools required by a student's IEP or Section 504 Plan.

AI policies still in the works

Parents who attended the summer sessions also raised questions about artificial intelligence use, data privacy and assessment. Those topics were set aside to keep the work group focused on screen time.

"During our second work group session, we clarified for the group that the scope of this work would be narrowed to screen time, but that we could discuss AI further by means of a different process," Mills said.

Discussions about updating the district's AI policy are underway, but no date has been set for completion.