Information about millions of students will be released to the Concerned Parents Association
By Consumer Bob
Data on millions of California students will soon be released to the Concerned Parents Association. NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains why privacy rights advocates are concerned. (Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016) Millions of public school students will soon have their personal information and school records handed over to a nonprofit community organization. The Concerned Parents Association fought for the data in federal district court and won over the objections of the California Department of Education.
The nonprofit said it needs the information to see if California schools are violating the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other related laws. The database it will have access to includes all information on children, kindergarten through high school, who are attending or have attended a California school at any time since Jan. 1, 2008. The database contain students' names, social security numbers, home addresses, course information, behavior and discipline information, progress reports, mental health and medical information, along with suspensions, expulsions and more......
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