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Hixson Middle pilot keeps Chromebooks in school amid parent worries about screen time
Summary
After parents complained the district lacks data on student screen time, the principal at Hixson Middle described a pilot keeping Chromebooks in school as a supplemental tool; staff reported fewer cyber incidents and early signs of improved classroom engagement, while teachers adapt to more paper-based workflows.
A Hamilton County parent and several board members told the school board there is “no data” measuring how long students spend on Chromebooks at school, and asked the district to collect time-on-device information and consider policy limits.
“My kids are going to school and it's the Wild West,” parent Jessie Klockner (District 2) told the board, saying schools provided browser-click reports but not a measure of total device time. “As a parent, concerning that there's literally no data as to how much…
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