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Members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors speak with a student at a school board meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

An attendee wears a, “Screens down, pencils up,” button during a school board meeting at the Lower Merion School District Administration Building on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors speak with attendees at a school board meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Attendees clap during a school board meeting at the Lower Merion School District Administration Building on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Signs reading, “Screens down, pencils up,” are seen a school board meeting at the Lower Merion School District Administration Building on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)