Washington Heights students try digital detox with schools' 'Screen Break' 20.7%
Gothamist - By Jessica Gould - 5/28/2026, 10:31 AM
Anecdotal 20.1% - Appeal to Authority 12.8% - Availability Heuristic 12.6%
Thousands of students and educators in Upper Manhattan are in the midst of a digital detox this week as part of a collective effort to reduce the reliance on screens. “We all have seen it, the omnipresence of devices and screens in everybody's life,” said P.S. 187 parent Olympia Kazi. “And we can totally change it.” Kazi came up with the... more