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Student advisory urges balanced screen time, flags AI as classroom challenge
Summary
Two student advisory members told the Bradley County Board of Education that screens and rising AI use are harming students’ attention and mental health and recommended one-on-one teacher check-ins, peer encouragement and extracurricular options to reduce screen time.
Bridal Sapp, a student who represents Bradley Central and serves on the state board of education, told the Bradley County Board of Education on Dec. 11 that the district’s student advisory council had focused on how phones, screens and emerging artificial-intelligence tools affect student mental health, attention and productivity. “Many students believe in lessening their screen time and putting a bigger emphasis on putting that away to focus…
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