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Board discusses Ohio’s Senate Bill 29 and new rules for monitoring school-issued devices
Summary
During a regular Board of Education meeting, the superintendent outlined key provisions of Senate Bill 29 — effective Oct. 24 — including device-monitoring guidelines, required contract language for vendors and a 72-hour parental notification rule when monitoring is activated for safety-related searches.
The Board of Education heard an overview of Ohio’s recently effective Senate Bill 29 and its implications for student privacy and school-issued devices. The superintendent (Speaker 3) told the board that the law, effective Oct. 24, establishes guidelines for managing educational records and how districts monitor devices issued to students, and that it requires clearer communication with families about those monitoring practices.
“Senate Bill 29… is essentially designed to protect the privacy of student data while also ensuring…
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