NBC News: Over 95% of School-Hour YouTube Views Were Noneducational

An NBC News analysis of 17,355 YouTube watch events from 11 students in grades 2–12 found over 95% of videos opened during school hours were noneducational, some with profanity or drug references. Securly's data on 610,000 students across 380 districts identified 911 elementary students averaging more than five hours of YouTube daily at school.

• Over 95% of 17,355 school-hour views were noneducational content
• One eighth-grader opened 4,784 YouTube videos during school hours
• Securly: 911 elementary students watch over five hours daily at school
• Google's Player for Education limits students to teacher-assigned videos