School Surveillance Quiz: Where Do You Stand?
Schools should not be allowed to monitor students’ personal devices — like their own phones, laptops, or tablets — even if those devices connect to school Wi-Fi or platforms.
Schools should not use AI tools to monitor students’ emotions, facial expressions, or body language.
Data collected from school surveillance systems should automatically be deleted after a short period — unless a specific crime is under investigation.
Facial recognition should be banned from school buildings, buses, and events.
Surveillance equipment in schools — like cameras, monitoring software, and tracking devices — should require public disclosure and community approval.
Schools should not share student disciplinary records, mental health data, or behavioral profiles with law enforcement or third-party companies.
Students should not be automatically tracked with RFID badges or location beacons on campus.
Schools should not use social media monitoring tools to track what students post outside of school hours.
Classroom surveillance — like always-on microphones, facial analysis, or AI emotion detection — should be illegal.
Students and parents should have the right to see exactly what data educational software collects and request its deletion.
