By Amanda Young, ‘11, News Section Editor. According to a recent New York Times article, the average American youth (ages eight to 18) spends more than seven and a half hours in front of a screen, an hour and a half texting, a half-hour on a cell phone, and another hour with some other form of electronics, for a total of eleven hours daily of use.

In light of interest generated by a recent article on the school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) regarding laptops, The Scroll has posted the AUP verbatim. Students, faculty, and parents are invited share their thoughts by commenting below.

By Avery Maier, ’13, Contributor. If students are using their laptops to watch the latest viral video or check their Facebook accounts, have laptops simply become an expensive distraction? Should the acceptable use policy be rewritten?