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🎓 NEW: Education Surveillance Tax — How FERPA Enables Student Data Exploitation
✓ 100 universities publish student directories online
✓ NYU breach (March 2025): admissions data exposed
✓ Algorithms show 3x error rates for minority students
✓ Student data follows you into employment, insurance -
🎓 NEW: Education Surveillance Tax — How FERPA Enables Student Data Exploitation
✓ 100 universities publish student directories online
✓ NYU breach (March 2025): admissions data exposed
✓ Algorithms show 3x error rates for minority students
✓ Student data follows you into employment, insurance -
🎓 NEW: Education Surveillance Tax — How FERPA Enables Student Data Exploitation
✓ 100 universities publish student directories online
✓ NYU breach (March 2025): admissions data exposed
✓ Algorithms show 3x error rates for minority students
✓ Student data follows you into employment, insurance -
PUBLISHED: Education Data Laundering — FERPA was meant to protect 50+ million student educational records. Its loopholes legalize systematic sale of student data to ed-tech vendors and AI training companies. Zero enforcement. Zero penalties.
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FERPA (1974) protecting 2026 students:
• 1,449 EdTech tools per district access data via 'School Official Exception' — no parental consent
• Google Workspace for Education: 170M users
• PowerSchool breach 2025: 62.4M records exposed
• FERPA enforcement: $0 withdrawn in 50 years
• AI trained on student data cannot delete on requestThe law was designed for paper filing cabinets.
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FERPA (1974) protecting 2026 students:
• 1,449 EdTech tools per district access data via 'School Official Exception' — no parental consent
• Google Workspace for Education: 170M users
• PowerSchool breach 2025: 62.4M records exposed
• FERPA enforcement: $0 withdrawn in 50 years
• AI trained on student data cannot delete on requestThe law was designed for paper filing cabinets.
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🏫 New investigation: The Classroom Surveillance Economy
Google tracks 170M+ K-12 students. LMS platforms log every keystroke. AI tutors harvest struggle data. College Board sells student names for $0.47.
FERPA is 50 years old and was never designed for AI behavioral profiling. This is The FERPA Fiction.
Full breakdown: https://dev.to/tiamatenity/how-is-education-technology-spying-on-your-children-the-classroom-surveillance-economy-exposed-58mf
#EdTech #StudentPrivacy #AIPrivacy #Surveillance #FERPA #DigitalRights
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🏫 New investigation: The Classroom Surveillance Economy
Google tracks 170M+ K-12 students. LMS platforms log every keystroke. AI tutors harvest struggle data. College Board sells student names for $0.47.
FERPA is 50 years old and was never designed for AI behavioral profiling. This is The FERPA Fiction.
Full breakdown: https://dev.to/tiamatenity/how-is-education-technology-spying-on-your-children-the-classroom-surveillance-economy-exposed-58mf
#EdTech #StudentPrivacy #AIPrivacy #Surveillance #FERPA #DigitalRights
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🏫 New investigation: The Classroom Surveillance Economy
Google tracks 170M+ K-12 students. LMS platforms log every keystroke. AI tutors harvest struggle data. College Board sells student names for $0.47.
FERPA is 50 years old and was never designed for AI behavioral profiling. This is The FERPA Fiction.
Full breakdown: https://dev.to/tiamatenity/how-is-education-technology-spying-on-your-children-the-classroom-surveillance-economy-exposed-58mf
#EdTech #StudentPrivacy #AIPrivacy #Surveillance #FERPA #DigitalRights
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#Firebase #FERPA #DataSecurity
Chế độ bảo mật Firestore + mã hóa Google có đủ đảm bảo an toàn FERPA cho dữ liệu sinh viên? Nền tảng hỗ trợ việc làm cho đại học đang cân nhắc cách thức lưu PII (thông tin nhận dạng cá nhân) giữa yêu cầu phân tích dữ liệu và rủi ro mất thông tin. #Công nghệ #Bảo mật thông tin #GDPRvietnam*Tản mạn về thách thức trong đảm bảo an toàn dữ liệu sinh viên với Firebase*
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1pq3n6w/is_firestore_and_security_rules_enough_for_ferpa/
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The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA:
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-case-for-making-edtech-companies-liable-under-ferpa/
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The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA:
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-case-for-making-edtech-companies-liable-under-ferpa/
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The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA:
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-case-for-making-edtech-companies-liable-under-ferpa/
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The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA:
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-case-for-making-edtech-companies-liable-under-ferpa/
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The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA:
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-case-for-making-edtech-companies-liable-under-ferpa/
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@douglevin @funnymonkey @brett
OK, so the bad news is that it looks like it's true. I got access to the data tranche and there is a LOT of student PII in there in terms of PDF files/letters and psych evals, and I spotted a .csv file with disabilities records on 2k students from 2017 with their IEP disability classification, name, services to be given, etc. I haven't yet started googling names, so I'm saying the data looks real but I haven't actually tried to confirm that yet.
A lot of the documents such as attendance and truancy letters for named students were OLD -- like back to 2003, etc.
I have a feeling that these records -- assuming, for now, that they are real -- do not necessarily trigger notification requirements under the D.C. notification law, but I have emailed DC to ask for clarification on the application of their law to student records.
I have not really spotted employee personnel data of note, but have only skimmed the tranche with a focus on student into.
If you HMU on Signal, I can give you the entire filelist for the tranche.
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@douglevin @funnymonkey @brett
OK, so the bad news is that it looks like it's true. I got access to the data tranche and there is a LOT of student PII in there in terms of PDF files/letters and psych evals, and I spotted a .csv file with disabilities records on 2k students from 2017 with their IEP disability classification, name, services to be given, etc. I haven't yet started googling names, so I'm saying the data looks real but I haven't actually tried to confirm that yet.
A lot of the documents such as attendance and truancy letters for named students were OLD -- like back to 2003, etc.
I have a feeling that these records -- assuming, for now, that they are real -- do not necessarily trigger notification requirements under the D.C. notification law, but I have emailed DC to ask for clarification on the application of their law to student records.
I have not really spotted employee personnel data of note, but have only skimmed the tranche with a focus on student into.
If you HMU on Signal, I can give you the entire filelist for the tranche.
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@douglevin @funnymonkey @brett
OK, so the bad news is that it looks like it's true. I got access to the data tranche and there is a LOT of student PII in there in terms of PDF files/letters and psych evals, and I spotted a .csv file with disabilities records on 2k students from 2017 with their IEP disability classification, name, services to be given, etc. I haven't yet started googling names, so I'm saying the data looks real but I haven't actually tried to confirm that yet.
A lot of the documents such as attendance and truancy letters for named students were OLD -- like back to 2003, etc.
I have a feeling that these records -- assuming, for now, that they are real -- do not necessarily trigger notification requirements under the D.C. notification law, but I have emailed DC to ask for clarification on the application of their law to student records.
I have not really spotted employee personnel data of note, but have only skimmed the tranche with a focus on student into.
If you HMU on Signal, I can give you the entire filelist for the tranche.
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@douglevin @funnymonkey @brett
OK, so the bad news is that it looks like it's true. I got access to the data tranche and there is a LOT of student PII in there in terms of PDF files/letters and psych evals, and I spotted a .csv file with disabilities records on 2k students from 2017 with their IEP disability classification, name, services to be given, etc. I haven't yet started googling names, so I'm saying the data looks real but I haven't actually tried to confirm that yet.
A lot of the documents such as attendance and truancy letters for named students were OLD -- like back to 2003, etc.
I have a feeling that these records -- assuming, for now, that they are real -- do not necessarily trigger notification requirements under the D.C. notification law, but I have emailed DC to ask for clarification on the application of their law to student records.
I have not really spotted employee personnel data of note, but have only skimmed the tranche with a focus on student into.
If you HMU on Signal, I can give you the entire filelist for the tranche.
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@douglevin @funnymonkey @brett
OK, so the bad news is that it looks like it's true. I got access to the data tranche and there is a LOT of student PII in there in terms of PDF files/letters and psych evals, and I spotted a .csv file with disabilities records on 2k students from 2017 with their IEP disability classification, name, services to be given, etc. I haven't yet started googling names, so I'm saying the data looks real but I haven't actually tried to confirm that yet.
A lot of the documents such as attendance and truancy letters for named students were OLD -- like back to 2003, etc.
I have a feeling that these records -- assuming, for now, that they are real -- do not necessarily trigger notification requirements under the D.C. notification law, but I have emailed DC to ask for clarification on the application of their law to student records.
I have not really spotted employee personnel data of note, but have only skimmed the tranche with a focus on student into.
If you HMU on Signal, I can give you the entire filelist for the tranche.
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"To the extent that COPPA could be deemed to create an agency relationship between schools and parents, the scope of any such agency should be strictly limited to the parental notice-and-consent process addressed by that legislation, and should not be extended to any other contractual terms, including arbitration." This would not be nearly as concerning if everyone wasn't so provenly bad at securing their systems and the data within, despite the "We Are Very Good At Privacy And Security, Actually" statements on their websites. #EdTech #COPPA #FERPA #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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"To the extent that COPPA could be deemed to create an agency relationship between schools and parents, the scope of any such agency should be strictly limited to the parental notice-and-consent process addressed by that legislation, and should not be extended to any other contractual terms, including arbitration." This would not be nearly as concerning if everyone wasn't so provenly bad at securing their systems and the data within, despite the "We Are Very Good At Privacy And Security, Actually" statements on their websites. #EdTech #COPPA #FERPA #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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"To the extent that COPPA could be deemed to create an agency relationship between schools and parents, the scope of any such agency should be strictly limited to the parental notice-and-consent process addressed by that legislation, and should not be extended to any other contractual terms, including arbitration." This would not be nearly as concerning if everyone wasn't so provenly bad at securing their systems and the data within, despite the "We Are Very Good At Privacy And Security, Actually" statements on their websites. #EdTech #COPPA #FERPA #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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"To the extent that COPPA could be deemed to create an agency relationship between schools and parents, the scope of any such agency should be strictly limited to the parental notice-and-consent process addressed by that legislation, and should not be extended to any other contractual terms, including arbitration." This would not be nearly as concerning if everyone wasn't so provenly bad at securing their systems and the data within, despite the "We Are Very Good At Privacy And Security, Actually" statements on their websites. #EdTech #COPPA #FERPA #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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"To the extent that COPPA could be deemed to create an agency relationship between schools and parents, the scope of any such agency should be strictly limited to the parental notice-and-consent process addressed by that legislation, and should not be extended to any other contractual terms, including arbitration." This would not be nearly as concerning if everyone wasn't so provenly bad at securing their systems and the data within, despite the "We Are Very Good At Privacy And Security, Actually" statements on their websites. #EdTech #COPPA #FERPA #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Oh wait, never mind. As it turns out #EdTech have asserted that schools can consent to privacy agreements on behalf of parents and students so we're not even involved. Good stuff. Probably not a good sign for them that even the FTC disagrees with this very skewed reading of #COPPA and #FERPA legislation 🤔 https://edtech.law/cases/nonconsensual-student-data-mining-powerschool-and-ixl-learning/ #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Oh wait, never mind. As it turns out #EdTech have asserted that schools can consent to privacy agreements on behalf of parents and students so we're not even involved. Good stuff. Probably not a good sign for them that even the FTC disagrees with this very skewed reading of #COPPA and #FERPA legislation 🤔 https://edtech.law/cases/nonconsensual-student-data-mining-powerschool-and-ixl-learning/ #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Oh wait, never mind. As it turns out #EdTech have asserted that schools can consent to privacy agreements on behalf of parents and students so we're not even involved. Good stuff. Probably not a good sign for them that even the FTC disagrees with this very skewed reading of #COPPA and #FERPA legislation 🤔 https://edtech.law/cases/nonconsensual-student-data-mining-powerschool-and-ixl-learning/ #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Oh wait, never mind. As it turns out #EdTech have asserted that schools can consent to privacy agreements on behalf of parents and students so we're not even involved. Good stuff. Probably not a good sign for them that even the FTC disagrees with this very skewed reading of #COPPA and #FERPA legislation 🤔 https://edtech.law/cases/nonconsensual-student-data-mining-powerschool-and-ixl-learning/ #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Oh wait, never mind. As it turns out #EdTech have asserted that schools can consent to privacy agreements on behalf of parents and students so we're not even involved. Good stuff. Probably not a good sign for them that even the FTC disagrees with this very skewed reading of #COPPA and #FERPA legislation 🤔 https://edtech.law/cases/nonconsensual-student-data-mining-powerschool-and-ixl-learning/ #PowerSchool #SIS #AI
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Pickens County students involved in incident at football camp
CONTINUE TO LEAR…
#NewsBeep #News #Football #accordance #athleticpolicy #AU #Australia #consequence #district #districtstudent #federalstudentprivacylaw #ferpa #football #footballcamp #incident #information #LaurensCountySheriff'sOffice #off-campusfootballretreat #PickensCountySchoolDistrict #pickenscountystudent #presbyteriancollege #PresbyterianCollegePolice #schooldistrict #sports #statement
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I know a second grade teacher who was knocked to the ground and beaten with a chair by a student, while the rest of the class had to watch in horror. The teacher needed extensive medical treatment and physical therapy.
The school told the witnessing children NOT to tell their parents in order to protect the offender's privacy.
FERPA: Protecting student privacy or hiding safety issues?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/us/ferpa-student-privacy-law-explained-xpn#ferpa #education #schools #schoolsafety #k12 #teaching #teacher #teachers #privacy
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I know a second grade teacher who was knocked to the ground and beaten with a chair by a student, while the rest of the class had to watch in horror. The teacher needed extensive medical treatment and physical therapy.
The school told the witnessing children NOT to tell their parents in order to protect the offender's privacy.
FERPA: Protecting student privacy or hiding safety issues?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/us/ferpa-student-privacy-law-explained-xpn#ferpa #education #schools #schoolsafety #k12 #teaching #teacher #teachers #privacy
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I know a second grade teacher who was knocked to the ground and beaten with a chair by a student, while the rest of the class had to watch in horror. The teacher needed extensive medical treatment and physical therapy.
The school told the witnessing children NOT to tell their parents in order to protect the offender's privacy.
FERPA: Protecting student privacy or hiding safety issues?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/us/ferpa-student-privacy-law-explained-xpn#ferpa #education #schools #schoolsafety #k12 #teaching #teacher #teachers #privacy
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I know a second grade teacher who was knocked to the ground and beaten with a chair by a student, while the rest of the class had to watch in horror. The teacher needed extensive medical treatment and physical therapy.
The school told the witnessing children NOT to tell their parents in order to protect the offender's privacy.
FERPA: Protecting student privacy or hiding safety issues?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/us/ferpa-student-privacy-law-explained-xpn#ferpa #education #schools #schoolsafety #k12 #teaching #teacher #teachers #privacy
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I know a second grade teacher who was knocked to the ground and beaten with a chair by a student, while the rest of the class had to watch in horror. The teacher needed extensive medical treatment and physical therapy.
The school told the witnessing children NOT to tell their parents in order to protect the offender's privacy.
FERPA: Protecting student privacy or hiding safety issues?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/us/ferpa-student-privacy-law-explained-xpn#ferpa #education #schools #schoolsafety #k12 #teaching #teacher #teachers #privacy
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#California Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with #FERPA by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement #USDA #LGBTQIA #Transgender #USPol
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#California Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with #FERPA by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement #USDA #LGBTQIA #Transgender #USPol
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#California Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with #FERPA by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement #USDA #LGBTQIA #Transgender #USPol
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#California Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with #FERPA by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement #USDA #LGBTQIA #Transgender #USPol
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#California Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with #FERPA by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement #USDA #LGBTQIA #Transgender #USPol
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#Trump administration targets #Maine again, this time on #transgender policy in schools
The U.S. #DepartmentOfEducation. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.
"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (#FERPA).
"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents.
"A similar investigation was launched in #California this week.
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"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.
"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing #TransgenderAthletes to compete, something that is allowed under the #MaineHumanRightsAct but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as #TitleIX and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level.
"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.
"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.
"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.
"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/b6gpf
#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ProtectTransYouth #TrumpIsABully #Education #Authoritarianism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #TransRightsAreHumanRights -
#Trump administration targets #Maine again, this time on #transgender policy in schools
The U.S. #DepartmentOfEducation. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.
"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (#FERPA).
"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents.
"A similar investigation was launched in #California this week.
[...]
"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.
"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing #TransgenderAthletes to compete, something that is allowed under the #MaineHumanRightsAct but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as #TitleIX and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level.
"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.
"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.
"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.
"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/b6gpf
#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ProtectTransYouth #TrumpIsABully #Education #Authoritarianism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #TransRightsAreHumanRights -
#Trump administration targets #Maine again, this time on #transgender policy in schools
The U.S. #DepartmentOfEducation. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.
"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (#FERPA).
"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents.
"A similar investigation was launched in #California this week.
[...]
"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.
"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing #TransgenderAthletes to compete, something that is allowed under the #MaineHumanRightsAct but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as #TitleIX and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level.
"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.
"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.
"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.
"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/b6gpf
#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ProtectTransYouth #TrumpIsABully #Education #Authoritarianism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #TransRightsAreHumanRights -
#Trump administration targets #Maine again, this time on #transgender policy in schools
The U.S. #DepartmentOfEducation. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.
"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (#FERPA).
"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents.
"A similar investigation was launched in #California this week.
[...]
"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.
"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing #TransgenderAthletes to compete, something that is allowed under the #MaineHumanRightsAct but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as #TitleIX and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level.
"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.
"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.
"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.
"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/b6gpf
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#Trump administration targets #Maine again, this time on #transgender policy in schools
The U.S. #DepartmentOfEducation. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.
"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (#FERPA).
"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents.
"A similar investigation was launched in #California this week.
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"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.
"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing #TransgenderAthletes to compete, something that is allowed under the #MaineHumanRightsAct but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as #TitleIX and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level.
"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.
"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.
"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.
"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."
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So there's a massive #databreach affecting school districts across the country and millions of students .... and #FERPA doesn't require data breach notification to students.
But's that okay anyway because Trump wants to totally shutter the federal Education Department?
I would normally insert the "Everything is Fine" meme here but in light of California's fires, it doesn't feel appropriate right now.
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So there's a massive #databreach affecting school districts across the country and millions of students .... and #FERPA doesn't require data breach notification to students.
But's that okay anyway because Trump wants to totally shutter the federal Education Department?
I would normally insert the "Everything is Fine" meme here but in light of California's fires, it doesn't feel appropriate right now.
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So there's a massive #databreach affecting school districts across the country and millions of students .... and #FERPA doesn't require data breach notification to students.
But's that okay anyway because Trump wants to totally shutter the federal Education Department?
I would normally insert the "Everything is Fine" meme here but in light of California's fires, it doesn't feel appropriate right now.
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So there's a massive #databreach affecting school districts across the country and millions of students .... and #FERPA doesn't require data breach notification to students.
But's that okay anyway because Trump wants to totally shutter the federal Education Department?
I would normally insert the "Everything is Fine" meme here but in light of California's fires, it doesn't feel appropriate right now.
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So there's a massive #databreach affecting school districts across the country and millions of students .... and #FERPA doesn't require data breach notification to students.
But's that okay anyway because Trump wants to totally shutter the federal Education Department?
I would normally insert the "Everything is Fine" meme here but in light of California's fires, it doesn't feel appropriate right now.
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Some folks may get confused by PowerSchool saying that if they have medical records on students, they may have to notify under HIPAA.
Most student medical/health records are not covered under HIPAA. They are covered under FERPA.
If the district is billing the student's health insurance for services like speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy, then there's a HIPAA issue. Or if the school has arrangements with an actual clinic that is providing medical/health services to students. But most things like doctor's absence notes or even allergy action plans or school medication orders are not under HIPAA.
If the district has a health plan for employees that it administers, there's also a HIPAA issue there.
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Some folks may get confused by PowerSchool saying that if they have medical records on students, they may have to notify under HIPAA.
Most student medical/health records are not covered under HIPAA. They are covered under FERPA.
If the district is billing the student's health insurance for services like speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy, then there's a HIPAA issue. Or if the school has arrangements with an actual clinic that is providing medical/health services to students. But most things like doctor's absence notes or even allergy action plans or school medication orders are not under HIPAA.
If the district has a health plan for employees that it administers, there's also a HIPAA issue there.
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Some folks may get confused by PowerSchool saying that if they have medical records on students, they may have to notify under HIPAA.
Most student medical/health records are not covered under HIPAA. They are covered under FERPA.
If the district is billing the student's health insurance for services like speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy, then there's a HIPAA issue. Or if the school has arrangements with an actual clinic that is providing medical/health services to students. But most things like doctor's absence notes or even allergy action plans or school medication orders are not under HIPAA.
If the district has a health plan for employees that it administers, there's also a HIPAA issue there.
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Some folks may get confused by PowerSchool saying that if they have medical records on students, they may have to notify under HIPAA.
Most student medical/health records are not covered under HIPAA. They are covered under FERPA.
If the district is billing the student's health insurance for services like speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy, then there's a HIPAA issue. Or if the school has arrangements with an actual clinic that is providing medical/health services to students. But most things like doctor's absence notes or even allergy action plans or school medication orders are not under HIPAA.
If the district has a health plan for employees that it administers, there's also a HIPAA issue there.
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Some folks may get confused by PowerSchool saying that if they have medical records on students, they may have to notify under HIPAA.
Most student medical/health records are not covered under HIPAA. They are covered under FERPA.
If the district is billing the student's health insurance for services like speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy, then there's a HIPAA issue. Or if the school has arrangements with an actual clinic that is providing medical/health services to students. But most things like doctor's absence notes or even allergy action plans or school medication orders are not under HIPAA.
If the district has a health plan for employees that it administers, there's also a HIPAA issue there.
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N.J. school accidentally released names of kids who opted out of sex education:
It seems they had redacted the names in .pdf version, but web .HTML version was exposing the names. Ok, chalk it up to error? But then someone claims that a school official knew about this problem a year ago and did nothing about it?
And of course, what's the remedy under #FERPA? Oh, that's right -- there is none.
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N.J. school accidentally released names of kids who opted out of sex education:
It seems they had redacted the names in .pdf version, but web .HTML version was exposing the names. Ok, chalk it up to error? But then someone claims that a school official knew about this problem a year ago and did nothing about it?
And of course, what's the remedy under #FERPA? Oh, that's right -- there is none.
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N.J. school accidentally released names of kids who opted out of sex education:
It seems they had redacted the names in .pdf version, but web .HTML version was exposing the names. Ok, chalk it up to error? But then someone claims that a school official knew about this problem a year ago and did nothing about it?
And of course, what's the remedy under #FERPA? Oh, that's right -- there is none.
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N.J. school accidentally released names of kids who opted out of sex education:
It seems they had redacted the names in .pdf version, but web .HTML version was exposing the names. Ok, chalk it up to error? But then someone claims that a school official knew about this problem a year ago and did nothing about it?
And of course, what's the remedy under #FERPA? Oh, that's right -- there is none.