Back to the Drawing Board: Student Privacy in Massachusetts K-12 Schools

Published: April 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

b'In 2013, the ACLU of Massachusetts set out to get a snapshot of student privacy policies in diverse communities statewide. We filed public records requests with dozens of school districts, asking for information about how they manage student information and handle digital student privacy issues. The responses were stunning: almost across the board, schools told students they had \\u201cno expectation of privacy\\u201d on school networks, using school email, or on school devices. The Supreme Court has said students don\\u2019t shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates. How can we apply this maxim in the digital age?\\n\\nFor more about this event, visit:\\nhttps://cyber.harvard.edu/events/luncheons/2016/03/Rossman%20Crockford'