I’ve been somewhat foaming at the keyboard over a student privacy issue in Oklahoma whereby the state required parents and students to waive their federally protected privacy rights in order to secure an educational benefit. As I blogged previously, the waiver was overly broad, it did not clearly explain that the state would post identifiable…
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Where will your kids be when the perfect storm occurs?
The perfect storm is on the horizon. Is there still time for American parents to protect their children from it? I watched it start years ago with school districts amassing tons of sensitive and personal information on children and their parents. Rather than prohibiting data collection or the use of Social Security numbers, however, the…
OK: State education board needs to reach compromise on student appeals information
Last week I noted a situation in Oklahoma that I found infuriating. In short, parents of students who sought an exemption from state law so that they could be granted a high school diploma were provided with a waiver form that waived their rights under FERPA, the federal law that protects the privacy of students’…
OK: Education officials agree to redact student data in appeals
Andrea Eger reports: Amid outcry from lawmakers and concerns from their own board members, Oklahoma Department of Education officials now say they will redact personal information from the records of high school seniors who appeal high-stakes testing requirements. However, they maintain that students will continue to be required to waive their federal privacy rights concerning…