Schools always walk back any attempts at reform, successful or not, because they're seeking the cheapest possible solutions. Most of the attempts at reforms were harebrained in the first place, but even the ones that work are liable to be thrown into the dumpster. They'll drop the new failing system and return to the old failing system, because success doesn't seem to actually be part of what they're aiming for.
It is painfully obvious that technology is all around us and everybody needs to be familiar with it. Computers are rich and powerful tools. Obviously, you can use a saw either to make a house or cut your toes off, so you need to know enough to avoid doing the latter if you meant to do the former. The fact that some idiots are going to saw their toes off is not a reason to outlaw the use of saws.
Stop being so bloody timid and learn how to use computers without damaging yourself. You can't possibly afford to keep technology out of the classroom. I don't care if your great-grandpa did just fine learning to write on a handheld chalkboard, this is not 1920. If there's any problem with teaching kids how to use computers, it's that keyboards and chunky displays may seem much like chalkboards any decade real soon now.