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Student privacy or surveillance?
In the News
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Targeted, The Tampa Bay Times
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After Uvalde shooting, tech companies tout their solutions. But do they work?, The Guardian, 2022
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We Should Be Alarmed By Schools' Creepy Plan to Monitor Students, The Guardian, 2019
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Keeping Students Safe Is a Growth Industry Struggling to Fulfill Its Mission, The Conversation, 2019
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How Much School Surveillance is Too Much?, New York Times, 2019
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Lawmakers Buy Industry Fix to Protect Schools From Guns, Associated Press, 2018
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Inside the $3 Billion School Security Industry: Companies Market Sophisticated Technology to ‘Harden’ Campuses, but Will It Make Us Safe?, The74million, 2018
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Digital Surveillance
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Understanding Student Monitoring (Infographic), Future of Privacy Forum, 2021
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NY is Ignoring the Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools, NYCLU, 2022
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Gaggle Surveils Millions of Kids in the Name of Security, The74, 2021
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An Inside Look at the Spy Tech That Followed Kids Home for Remote Learning — and Now Won’t Leave, the74million.org, 2021
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As COVID Creeps into Schools, Surveillance Tech Follows, The 74 Million, 2020
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Facial Recognition Tech Discriminates. Ten Questions to Ask About K-12 Use, Education Week, 2019
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Under Digital Surveillance: How American Schools Spy On Millions of Kids​, The Guardian, 2019
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‘Like Minority Report but in Real Life’: Post-Parkland, Schools Turn to Controversial Artificial Intelligence Surveillance to Thwart Potential Shootings, The74Million, 2019
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To Stop School Shootings, Fla. Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts, Education Week, 2018
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Camera Surveillance
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‘Really Alarming’: The Rise of Smart Cameras Used to Catch Maskless Students in US Schools, The Guardian, 2022
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Body Cameras on School Police Spark Student Privacy Concerns. Education Week, 2015
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FERPA and Releasing Student Information
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​Disclosing Student Information During School Emergencies: A Primer for Schools, Future of Privacy Forum, 2019
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Sharing Student Information with Police: Balancing Student Rights with School Safety, American Bar Association, 2017
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Law Enforcement Access to Student Records, Future of Privacy Forum, 2017
Reports
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Utah Leads the Way in Protecting Student Privacy: A Case Study in K-12 Student Privacy Best Practices, Future of Privacy Forum, September 2022
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The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks, Center for Democracy & Technology, 2022
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Sharing Student Data Across Public Sectors: Importance of Community Engagement to Support Responsible and Equitable Use, Center for Democracy & Technology, 2021
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Navigating the New Normal: Ensuring Equitable and Trustworthy EdTech for the Future, Center for Democracy & Technology, 2021
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The Constant and Expanding Classroom: Surveillance in K-12 Public Schools, North Carolina Law Review, 2019
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Student Surveillance, Racial Inequalities, and Implicit Racial Bias, University of Florida College of Law, April 2017
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The Role of Technology in Improving K-12 School Safety, RAND Corporation, 2016
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