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Resident urges Kent City School Board to oppose Ohio House Bill 42, citing student privacy risks
Summary
Terry Card told the Kent City School Board that Ohio House Bill 42 would require schools to track students' citizenship and report it to state agencies, argued it would violate student privacy under FERPA and jeopardize safety, and urged the board to oppose the measure.
Terry Card, a resident who spoke during public comment, urged the Kent City School Board to oppose Ohio House Bill 42, saying the measure "would require public schools to track and report the citizenship of the children in the schools." Card told the board this reporting, if enacted, would put students' safety at risk and undermine trust in schools.
Card cited federal privacy protections and court precedent, saying "students' privacy rights, as spelled out by FERPA... would also be violated" and that the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that immigrant children have a right to an education regardless of immigration status. He asked the board to be "the voice for our children on the state level."
Board members did not record a response to Card's request in the transcript provided. The comment was part of the meeting's public-comment period; no formal board action opposing the bill was recorded in the transcript.
