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Caller urges Nevada to delete non‑educational student data from Infinite Campus; cites breaches and long‑term privacy risks
Summary
A public commenter told the Senate Education Committee that Infinite Campus holds excessive subjective and non‑educational student data, has been involved in breaches, and urged deletion of non‑educational records to protect students’ futures.
During the meeting’s public comment period, John Eppolito testified that Infinite Campus, the statewide student information system used by Nevada districts, contains excessive subjective and non‑educational information on students and that the state should delete non‑educational data. “How will simply the existence of this IC database affect the future of Nevada students?” he asked, and he urged legislators to begin deleting non‑educational student data from the system.
Eppolito said Infinite Campus has been involved in at least six data breaches and cited concerns that third‑party vendors may have access to student records. He urged transparency about which vendors or outside organizations can access student information and warned of long‑term risks for students if subjective disciplinary or health data remain attached to records indefinitely.
Committee members did not immediately respond with policy action during the meeting; the comment was entered into the record for committee consideration.
