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Parents, teachers call for end to school data sharing


Parents, teachers call for end to school data sharing
Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times
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Alicia Willis, president of the Pasco County Council PTA, speaks out against student information and data sharing between the Pasco County Schools and the Pasco County Sheriff s Office during a Pasco School Board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Land O Lakes. At right is Pasco County school superintendent Kurt Browning.
The Pasco County school district has received a great deal of attention from civil rights groups across the state and nation for its sharing of student data with the local Sheriff’s Office, which has used the information to identify who might be at risk of falling into crime. Concerns about the controversial initiative spilled over into the district’s School Board meeting on Tuesday. Read on for the latest on that story and more Florida education news. ....

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