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Parent tells board EdTech use raises privacy and learning concerns

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A Cherry Crest parent urged the Bellevue School District to reexamine EdTech use, citing student privacy risks, questions about consent for young children, displacement of non-screen learning and impacts on teaching.

Miranda Eisman, a parent with two children at Cherry Crest Elementary School, told the Bellevue School District Board that she has grown concerned about the district's use of educational technology and the district-issued, internet-connected devices provided to students.

Eisman said she worked with a consulting group, the EdTech Law Center, and outlined four harms she believes are tied to widespread EdTech…

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