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Public commenter urges district oversight of classroom devices, calling them "not secure"
Summary
Crystal Marner, a member of the public with corporate IT experience, told the board student devices are "not secure" and urged creation of an oversight committee because she said current device guardrails cannot be enforced by teachers.
Crystal Marner addressed the board during public comment and described concerns about device security and district policy enforcement. Introducing herself by name, Marner said she and her husband work in corporate IT and corporate information security and that the devices provided to students "are not secure. They're not compliant, and it's not creating a safe environment for our children." She argued that teachers should not be expected to police students' devices and urged the district to consider an oversight committee to manage technology and budget accountability.
Marner said she has previously met with Superintendent Saint John and at least one board member about these issues and expressed frustration at slow responses. She told the board that, in her experience, many of the policy guardrails the district expects to enforce are not implementable on the current devices and that students quickly find ways to circumvent controls. The board thanked Marner for her comments; no substantive district response or immediate action was recorded during the meeting.
