Missouri Education Watchdog: Why Worry About Student Internet Access? Let Them Stream Whatever They Want.

Missouri Education Watchdog: Why Worry About Student Internet Access? Let Them Stream Whatever They Want.:

Why Worry About Student Internet Access? Let Them Stream Whatever They Want.

by stlgretchen

It's just maddening.

There's too much disconnect between being concerned about what kids access on the internet with no parental oversight...while there is no concern from these same school districts about the release of student data without parental permission or knowledge.  Data will be given to agencies/researchers and the student/parent will be oblivious to who has access or how it will be used.

FERPA regulations were revised by Arne Duncan (not Congress) and educational state agencies and school districts just follow along with these illegal revisions.  These same educational agencies furrow their brows on what information students can access via the Internet at school because they need to be protected from questionable websites.  From edtechmagazine.com and Why Portage Schools Filters Blue Coat:

When deciding what to filter, the IT department considers two questions: 1) Is there a relevant ­educational need for the site? and 2) Does the site potentially expose students to