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Parents and board members press district on PowerSchool data privacy as contract renewal comes up
Summary
Speakers at the July 2 meeting raised concerns about PowerSchool's record of a December 2024 data breach and the company's data‑monetization practices; board members asked district staff for the district’s Data Sharing Agreement and paused on final internal concurrence until they reviewed legal protections in the contract.
Multiple speakers and several board members raised questions July 2 about the district’s proposed multi‑year renewal with PowerSchool, a student information and data platform, urging the district to ensure student privacy and prohibit monetization of student data.
Emily Cherkin, a parent and consultant on educational technology, urged the board to remove item 11 (PowerSchool contract) from the consent agenda and to renegotiate. Cherkin told the board that a December 2024 breach of PowerSchool exposed data for millions of students and teachers and that she has filed litigation alleging the company collects and monetizes…
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