This article discusses and grandparent’s desire to prohibit a school board from sharing his granddaughter’s directory with outside groups, such as a church, while still having her involved in school activities, such as yearbooks, class pictures, graduation programs, the honor roll, sports activities, and theatre programs.
Tag: opt in/out
“For Sale: Survey Data on Millions of High School Students” via New York Times
The New York Times ran this article about invitations that high school students received to attend an event called the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders. Many students received this invitation because they filled out a school-provided survey that the students believed would help them get scholarships for college.
- Should states require schools to have opt-in or opt-out options for such surveys? What are the benefits of each?
- Who should have to provide the opt-in/out, students or parents? What benefit is there to allowing students to choose to opt-in/out as opposed to parents? What concerns?
“DNA-Testing Grant Approved, With Caveats” via New Haven Independent
This article documents a Yale University research project that includes collecting the DNA of students.
- Is the value of information learned from DNA analysis of students worth the risks to the privacy of the students, especially since the majority are from minority populations that often subjected to privacy issues?
How ‘Parental Permission’ Could Destroy Transgender Kids’ Privacy
This article by Samantha Allen explains the connection between parental permission for students to participate in clubs and the positive work that many LGBT support clubs do for students wrestling with gender and sexuality.
“Facial-Recognition Systems Pitched as School-Safety Solutions, Raising Alarms” via Education Week
This article by Benjamin Herold documents some of the concerns with facial recognition software in the education setting.
