SDUSD Bans YouTube in Classrooms, Padres Edge Blue Jays in 8-7 Thriller
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San Diego Unified School District's board last week approved a sweeping technology restriction that goes substantially beyond California's statewide Phone-Free School Act, which set a July 1st compliance deadline for all districts. The new amendment restricts broader technology use in phases for more than 100,000 students, including prohibiting YouTube on personal devices, removing computer carts entirely from transitional kindergarten classrooms, establishing on/off hours on district-issued Chromebooks, and restricting AI-function software. A task force comprising students, parents, teachers, administrators, and researchers will evaluate screen-time needs by grade level, with an early assessment scheduled for January 2027 and major recommendations due before the 2027-28 school year.
The removal of computer carts from classrooms serving four- and five-year-olds represents a significant pedagogical stance in contested research territory. The task force structure is intended to allow course correction based on what the January evaluation finds.
On the field, the San Diego Padres defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Saturday night at Petco Park in a back-and-forth contest. Ty France hit the go-ahead home run, while Sung-Mun Song and Manny Machado each drove in two runs. The Padres enter Sunday's rubber-match series finale at 46-47 overall, holding a 25-23 home record. German Márquez starts for San Diego at 4-10 p.m., carrying a 4-2 record and 5.02 ERA against Toronto's Kevin Gausman, who is 4-8 with a 4.32 ERA.
The broader standings context is sobering: San Diego sits 14.5 games behind the NL West leader and 5.5 games out of a Wild Card spot, with a run differential of negative 43. That differential, which reflects the team having been outscored by a meaningful margin across the season, historically predicts regression from a wins-to-losses record that currently appears somewhat flattering. San Diego FC is on a road break with no home match until July 25th, and Wave FC's Pride Night match against Seattle Reign FC is set for July 26th at 2:00 p.m. at Snapdragon Stadium.