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The student news site of Westford Academy

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A school chromebook blocking a YouTube video that another device is playing.

Google policy update blocks additional services on WPS chromebooks

Gabriel Freeman, Co-Sports Editor Sep 5, 2025

Starting at the opening of the 2025-2026 school year, Westford Public School (WPS) students can no longer access a host of websites including YouTube, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Earth and Google Translate using school chromebooks. This change comes after a Google services policy update that...

Freshmen next year will have Google Chromebooks (Photo via: Creative Commons)

5 things you should know about Chromebooks

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Mar 10, 2016

With the recent approval of the "One to World" program, next year's freshmen will receive Google Chromebooks, which they will carry with them for their entire four years at WA. Compared to MacBooks and iPads, Chromebooks aren't usually as well known since they have not been around that long. Here...