Student record privacy: Danger looms from police and hackers

We speak with Mark Lieberman, Education Week tech reporter. Pasco County FL schools give the sheriff records of students deemed “destined to a life of crime.” NYS Education Department funded facial recognition of school visitors to schools. Hackers hold district data hostage for ransom. We discuss legal and ethical privacy issues in the age of tech, including the dilemmas for teachers if a “D” leads to a police database. Overview 00:00-00:38 Intros 00:38-05:31 Pasco County schools turn over student list of “at-risk” students “destined to a life of crime” to sheriff’s office 05:31-7:14 Consequences of being on the list 7:14-09:26 Potential racial disparities 09:26-11:59 Federal Education Records and Privacy Act 11:59-14:35 Community response to the list 14:35-16:20 What we don’t know about data use 16:20-18:38 Ethical questions for teachers 18:38-22:08 Impact on trust in school communities 22:08-25:56 Facial recognition 25:56-30:23 Video conferencing platforms 30:23-34:51 Cybersecurity concerns 34:51-39:06 Student directories 39:06-40:30 Outro Transcript

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