Feds investigating Pasco schools giving student data to sheriff
The Department of Education will look into whether the school district violated federal law by sharing personal student information without consent.
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U.S. Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, called for the U.S. Department of Education to investigate the Pasco school district s data-sharing arrangement with the Sheriff s Office. [ U.S. House of Representatives ]
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The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether the Pasco school district broke federal law by sharing private student information with the Pasco Sheriffâs Office.
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Tampa Bay Times reported in November that the school district shared information on student grades, discipline and attendance with the Sheriffâs Office, which used the data to compile a secret list of schoolchildren it believed could âfall into a life of crime.â
Feds investigate whether Pasco County Schools broke law by sharing student info with sheriff s office
Law enforcement reportedly used the data to compile a list of students who officials believed could “fall into a life of crime.”
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether a Tampa Bay area school district broke federal law when it shared private information about students with the local sheriff’s office.
The Pasco County School District shared information on student grades, discipline and attendance with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. The agency then used the data to compile a list of students officials believed could “fall into a life of crime.”
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. â The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether a Florida school district broke federal law when it shared private information about students with the local sheriffâs office.
The Pasco County School District shared information on student grades, discipline and attendance with the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office.
The agency then used the data to compile a list of students officials believed could âfall into a life of crime.â
The agency is already facing a federal lawsuit that the intelligence-based policing program violates peopleâs rights by improperly targeting and harassing them.
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Pasco County Government is recommending the continued use of face coverings in indoor places, but face coverings will no longer be required. The announcement was made on Monday.
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. â Pasco County Government is recommending the continued use of face coverings in indoor places, but face coverings will no longer be required. The announcement was made on Monday.
Officials said the county weighed several factors including lower COVID-19 hospitalization rates and increasing vaccination rates.
The executive order stated, Positive cases are predominately in the age group below 50 who tend to have better outcomes than the older population and the death rate is reflective of this trend.