Unplug.Scot

We are a network of parents, teachers and healthcare professionals across Scotland who have come together united by one thing - a profound and growing concern over the impact of screens and educational technology in classrooms.

 

Growing evidence indicates that digital dependency and excessive screen use - especially when it begins in childhood - can lead to long-term mental and physical harms. While adults can also be affected, the greater impact on children during development is particularly concerning.  

 

Based on the evidence available now, we believe there is an urgent need to take action and we must begin to mitigate these risks without delay.

 

Why make a group?

 

  • The use of screens in schools is accelerating.
  • Based on interpretations of pre-internet human rights laws, schools are increasingly requiring that children use screens routinely throughout the day, even against their will or parents’ health concerns.

  • Parents, and children as young as seven, are being asked to sign damage waiver forms to accept liability for device harm on poorly protected tech, with no risk assessment or national safety standards.

  • We are a group of like-minded people who would like to opt out of screens in our children’s education but fear doing so may exclude them from the education to which they are entitled.

 

Say hello!

 

We currently have a Scotland-wide WhatsApp community which you can join here. This also has sub groups for individual local authority areas, so you can get in touch with other like-minded parents nearby.