Collective Action is Happening

PA Unplugged is a group of parents, children and community members dedicated to supporting healthy relationships with technology and encouraging outdoor play in communities throughout Pennsylvania.

Join us to learn more, share resources, and be part of the change!

We Believe

  • Technology is a good thing when used intentionally and with purpose
  • Childhood is being stolen by screen time
  • Kids grow best from real life play and from time spent with people
  • The longer we wait to give children devices, the healthier they will be
  • Schools should be places to learn, not marketplaces for tech companies
  • Teachers should focus on teaching and kids should focus on learning

The PA Unplugged Commitment

This commitment is a tool for connection, not comparison or judgement. We believe when families make this decision together, it becomes more sustainable and less isolating.

  • We commit to waiting until at least 9th grade to give our child(ren) a smart phone. Prior to high school, we will explore “talk and text” only devices for communication needs.
  • Delay social media until we feel it will be a positive addition to our children’s lives.
  • We support PA legislation for bell-to-bell phone-free school policies.
  • As parents & guardians, we will try to model positive technology behaviors in and outside of the home.
  • As stakeholders in our community, we support free-roam childhoods and encourage screen-free experiences in our communities.

Find Your People!

PA Unplugged is made up of a variety of grassroots, parent-led organizations across the state. These growing movements have joined together to create PA Unplugged. Don’t see your school district or community? Contact us to add it!


Unplugged Families

133 families with 244 children have joined the movement in Pennsylvania

Adrien Strano
3rd grade, 1st grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Alisia Anderson & Al Sandoval
Kindergarten @ Montessori
Allison & James Russell
Preschool @ Colonial
Amethyst Cavallaro
4th grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Andrew and Micah Southwood
3rd grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Angela and Josh Rex
Preschool @ Shady Side Academy
Anonymous Family 1
1st grade @ Upper Saint Clair
Anthony Family
Kindergarten @ Upper Saint Clair
Ashley and Alex Lutz
Preschool @ Montessori
Becker Family
Preschool @ Wallingford-Swarthmore
Becky White, Jeff Mancuso and Family
4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Becky and Tom Musial
11th grade, & 7th grade @ Quaker Valley
Beth and Andrew Cox
5th grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Bethany and Michael Marek
3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Blair and Chris Chan
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Montessori
Brad and Becca Christof
3rd grade, 2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Brent and Virginia Elliott
1st grade @ Sewickley Academy
Brittney and Brent Ellis
2nd grade, & Preschool @ Sewickley Academy
Brook & Lin Swinston
12th grade, & 6th grade @ Quaker Valley
Anonymous Family 2
Preschool @ Central Bucks
Chip & Katie Moran
1st grade @ Central Bucks
Chris Sciullo
3rd grade @ Bethel Park
Christen & Jay Dundon
3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Christine and David Poluszejko
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Colette & James Walsh
6th grade @ Quaker Valley
David Jones & Jennifer Belliveau
1st grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
David and Amy Grim
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
David and Kayleigh Waters
3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Elise LaChapelle
Kindergarten @ Colonial
Elizabeth and Josh Cohen
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Anonymous Family 3
2nd grade @ Wissahickon
Foley Family
Kindergarten @ Wallingford-Swarthmore
Gabriel family
2nd grade @ Wissahickon
Jane Casella
3rd grade @ Mt. Lebanon
Jason and Jen Marianna
6th grade, 5th grade, 3rd grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Jeff & Neda Fields
2nd grade @ North Penn
Anonymous Family 4
2nd grade @ Central Bucks
Jessica Long
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Jessica and Andy Webster
4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Jill and Steve Waffensmith
10th grade, 9th grade, & 6th grade @ Quaker Valley
Jocelyn Cornman
3rd grade, 1st grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Joe & Kristin Cudzik
5th grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Joel and Anne Simpson
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
John and Nadine Michalak
5th grade @ Upper Saint Clair
Judit Korpas
Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Julie and Bob Alexander
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Montessori
Julie and Geoff Barnes
3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
Julie and Matthew Tremaine
5th grade, & 4th grade @ Sewickley Academy
Kait and Will Long
5th grade @ Quaker Valley
Karla Testa
6th grade @ Wallingford-Swarthmore
Kat and Ed Persinger
Preschool @ Upper Saint Clair
Kat and Nick Walker
Preschool @ The Village Preschool
Kate and Clark Webb
3rd grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Katie Kirsch
3rd grade @ Montessori
Katie and Nate Picarsic
6th grade, 4th grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Kayt and Curtis Bech
7th grade, 4th grade, & Kindergarten @ Watermark
Kelly and Shawn Marsh
2nd grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley, Montessori
Kendall and Andrew Coleman
8th grade, 7th grade, 5th grade, 3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Sewickley Academy
Kim Reed
6th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
Kristen Peske
7th grade @ Upper Saint Clair
Kristen Singer
Preschool @ Montessori
Kristine Griffin
9th grade @ Mt. Lebanon
Krohn Family
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Lauren & Ray
4th grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Lee and Lindsay Bacalles
4th grade @ Wissahickon
Lindsay and Lee Bacalles
1st grade @ Wissahickon
Lora Minder
2nd grade @ Colonial
Megan Crowell
4th grade, 3rd grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
Megan Mouas
7th grade, & 4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Meghan and Shawn Sheridan
9th grade, 8th grade, 6th grade, & 4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Melissa Galbraith
5th grade @ Upper Saint Clair
Melissa and Kurt Ewen
3rd grade, & 1st grade @ Sewickley Academy
Meredith and Todd Bronson
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Meridith and Peter Haralambakis
4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Micah Southwood
3rd grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Natalie Jaskowski
3rd grade @ Upper Saint Clair
Natalie and Jeff Uchin
Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Nicole and Chris Fry
3rd grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Nicole and Shane Goodman
2nd grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Osofsky Family
7th grade, 6th grade, 3rd grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Palmira and Graham Gerlach
1st grade @ Sewickley Academy
Pecora Family
Preschool @ Wallingford-Swarthmore
RITIKA DOGRA
2nd grade @ Mt. Lebanon
Rachel Edelman
Kindergarten @ Colonial
Rachel Shanok
Preschool @ Upper Dublin
Anonymous Family 5
3rd grade @ Wissahickon
Robin Bolea
Preschool @ Montessori
Roger and Jessica Loughney
6th grade, 4th grade, & 2nd grade @ Watermark
Sarah & Kyle Bahr
4th grade @ Quaker Valley
Sarah & Peter McCall
1st grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Montessori
Sean and Kate Rasmussen
4th grade, 3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Stallard Family
4th grade, & 2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
Stephen & Stephanie Kiefer
2nd grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Steve and Katie Casker
6th grade, 4th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
Susan and Ron Kinser
1st grade @ Sewickley Academy
Suzanne and Chad Kanick
2nd grade @ Quaker Valley
The Adams Family
3rd grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The Austin Family
3rd grade, 1st grade, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
The Bair Family
Preschool @ Upper Saint Clair
The Basile Family
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
The Bayley Family
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
The Chapman Family
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
The Cherian Family
5th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
The Coates Family
3rd grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The Cockrell Family
Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
The Corbin-Campbell family
2nd grade @ Wissahickon
The Diamond Family
1st grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Anonymous Family 6
3rd grade @ Central Bucks
The Feigert Family
2nd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
The Ford Family
Kindergarten @ Montessori
The Garraux Family
5th grade, & 3rd grade @ Sewickley Academy
The Garrison Family
Kindergarten @ Montessori
The Grapes family
3rd grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The Heimann Family
4th grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The Howard Family
5th grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The King Family
Preschool @ Wissahickon
The Klinvex Family
4th grade, 2nd grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley
The Kopel Family
3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
The Kusick Family
5th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
The Michaux Family
4th grade, & 1st grade @ Quaker Valley
The Minn Family
7th grade, & 4th grade @ Quaker Valley
The Peters Family
Preschool @ Colonial
The Radziercz Family
6th grade, 4th grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
The Reilly Family
5th grade @ Upper Dublin
The Rengers de Souza Family
4th grade @ Quaker Valley
The Slowey Family
4th grade @ Upper Saint Clair
The Whitlocks
1st grade, & Preschool @ Sewickley Academy
The Wingens Family
5th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
The Wysocki/Tarr Family
Preschool @ Sewickley Academy
Tom and Katie Arbogast
5th grade, 3rd grade, & Kindergarten @ Quaker Valley
Travis Breaux and Jenn Baldwin
Preschool @ Quaker Valley
Wendy Batman
5th grade, & 3rd grade @ Quaker Valley
Zoe Namey
5th grade, Kindergarten, & Preschool @ Quaker Valley

Privacy Policy

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for PA Unplugged. The privacy and security of your personal data is a priority for our organization. We seek to honor your privacy choices and secure your personal data by maintaining electronic controls and safeguards designed to limit access and protect your personal data. When you enter the information on the pledge form, it is stored in our pledge data management system through an administrator run Google form. Your information will only be used and shared based on your choices.

PA Unplugged is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell or rent your personal data anymore. We will not share your personal data with any third-party organizations and, unless you've expressly consented, your contact information will not be made public on this website. Depending on your choices, you may receive emails regarding legislation updates, community additions, opportunities to contact your local representatives, or volunteer opportunities for community outreach events. Thank you for your support and participation and feel free to reach out to pennsylvaniaunplugged@gmail.com with any questions about your personal data.