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Byram Hills reviews annual data-privacy report, delays student multi-factor rollout after new state phone rules
Summary
District technology staff presented a yearly update on student data protections, auditing, endpoint safeguards and vendor controls; staff said planned student multi-factor authentication will be postponed because recent state restrictions on cell-phone use in schools create implementation challenges.
Byram Hills Central School District technology staff delivered its annual data-privacy and security report at the May 6 board meeting, describing recent audits, milestones and next steps to limit exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and to tighten vendor controls. Kevin (technology staff) told the board the district has continued layered technical, physical and administrative protections and is aligning with prioritized guidance for schools.
Kevin said the district has completed a full data-classification exercise and has associated data types with the applications that carry them. "We've done that with every data type across the district," he said, describing work to rate the impact of an external exposure on students, families and operations. He also said the district has reduced the number of active…
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