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Clarkston board approves Lightspeed Digital Insight to monitor third‑party apps and student data
Summary
The Clarkston Community School District Board approved a three‑year, $78,750 purchase of Lightspeed Digital Insight to identify third‑party apps that collect student data and help the district comply with FERPA, COPPA and CIPA.
The Clarkston Community School District Board of Education approved a three‑year purchase agreement for the Lightspeed Digital Insight platform to monitor third‑party applications and student‑data flows.
Superintendent Dr. Ryan told the board the tool will help the district meet federal privacy requirements under FERPA, COPPA and CIPA and make it easier to maintain a list of district‑approved vendors. "We were quite surprised to see that, after a month of analyzing it, there was over 1,000 different apps that is collecting and sending data," said Kevin Emmons, who presented…
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