Until babies are implanted with an internet connectivity chip at birth — we jest, we jest — we suspect there will be discussions about the right amount students should be able to use digital devices in public schools.
Hamilton County Board of Education members have already had these conversations, based on a new state law passed during the recently completed regular session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and will wrangle with the issue again next month.
The new law, sponsored by state Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Hixson, requires that school districts with kindergarten through fifth grade students adopt a policy that guides their digital device use.
We would think school districts already would have such a policy, but perhaps not.