The table in the ACLU report is kind of interesting. I mean, I was confused about the could be shared with law enforcement and the could be used to discipline my friends but then seeing the Could be used to identify trans/reproductive health makes those amounts completely understandable as well as the undocumented statement.

• I always feel like I’m being watched 32%
• How it could be used to discipline me or my friends 27%
• What our school and companies they contract with do with the data (such as sell it, analyze it, etc.) 26%
• How it limits what resources I feel I can access online 24%
• Could be shared with law enforcement 22%
• Could be used against me in the future by a college or an employer 21%
• Could be used to identify students seeking reproductive health care (such as contraception or abortion care) 21%
• Could be used to identify students seeking gender-affirming care (such as transgender students seeking hormones) 18%
• Could be used against immigrant students, especially those who are undocumented 18%
• How it limits what I say online 17%
• Could be used to "out" LGBTQIA+ students 13%
• I have no concerns regarding surveillance in my school 27%

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Source: YouGov. School Surveillance, fielded October 20-26, 2022. Commissioned by ACLU TABLE 1 Students’ Concerns About School Surveillance

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Chad Marlow, a senior policy counsel for the ACLU’s national office and the report’s lead author, said that from a research standpoint, these claims are impossible to prove and are misleading to school officials and administrators.

Although school shootings and suicides are rare events, they are every parent’s worst nightmare and the fear is very real, Marlow said.

The ACLU commissioned YouGov to complete a national survey on student’s perceptions towards surveillance tech in their schools.

When it comes to education technology surveillance in their schools, students reported heightened anxiety, unease and fear.

“It’s going to make it less likely that students are going to reach out for help,” said Amelia Vance, the president of the Public Interest Privacy Center.

The ACLU report also offers recommendations to school districts and state level decision-makers about which tools are proven to work.

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woah no way, spying on kids makes them feel unsafe??

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