State profile · DC

District of Columbia

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary: Full school day
Middle: Full school day
High: Full school day

The minimum policy prohibits possession on the person throughout the school day; storage in a backpack or purse is treated differently.

Policies required before the 2026–27 school year.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

What changes by age?

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Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting

Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (1 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Evidence gap

No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.

Learning

Evidence gap

No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.

Current statewide policies

District of Columbia· State / DCCurrent

Disconnect Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-39)

The minimum policy prohibits possession on the person throughout the school day; storage in a backpack or purse is treated differently.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices

Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: All K-12
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim

Adopted / approved: Sep 10, 2025
Legal start: Sep 10, 2025
School implementation: Policies required before the 2026–27 school year.

Evidence & dates Primary source ↗

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 1/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

Dimension	Current statewide evidence	Other published evidence
Personal devices	1 linked action	0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devices	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Screen time	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Student AI	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AI	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
AI governance	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Social media / network	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurity	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Computer science	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Digital literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenship	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion

Next checks: official state statutes and agency updates, grade-specific learning standards, superseding rules, and a broader district sample. Contribute a primary source.