> There are exceptions in place for students with disabilities and for the educational use of devices in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities
That is not to talk about materials that can't be encoded as text, such as instructions and how-tos for whatever the French version of shop-class is.
You would propose that students be taught such subjects as the French revolution, based on what materials are available in the school library? How can you even ethically do that, when the kids probably can't even get the complete text of the Tennis court oath?
Maybe you should stop reading exclusively tabloids...
On a serious note, a middle schooler writing a report on the founding fathers will have plenty of resources available to them in the school library.