Starting Mar. 21, #WCPSS will actively monitor school-supplied devices.
"Gaggle will monitor students’ Google Drive and Outlook Email for concerns around self-harm and suicide, harrassment, drugs and alcohol,violence towards others, nudity and sexual content."
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Any personal device a student uses that is plugged into or connected to a district-supplied device is subject to the same search.
Here's the link to WCPSS' Gaggle summary sheet, which is light on real info on Gaggle. docs.google.com/document/d/1UM…
WCPSS gave all students Chromebooks this year. Gaggle will run on all of them. Email and web activity will be scanned, as well as CANVAS. gaggle.net/safety-managem…
According to Gaggle's student and staff data privacy notice, they "Use data for authorized education purposes only" & Gaggle's definition of data includes "all personally identifiable information (PII) and other non-public information." gaggle.net/student-data-p…
Gaggle appears to be using the data they collect to generate reports like their student safety report from last year. news.gaggle.net/state-of-stude…
From the report:
Gaggle had already been on my radar after seeing it mentioned in the NC Center for Safer Schools December 2021 newsletter. The blurb in that newsletter (below) suggested using Gaggle to add tips to the Say Something app to generate reports.
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Cooper says "We made the right choices. We got our children back in school."
Also "Now, we turn the page on the pandemic knowing that we now have the tools for people and businesses to make the right choices for themselves."
Our outlet asked @ChathamCoSch questions about the 'Slave Auction' incident the district refuses to answer, instead saying "What we have posted on the website is our statement."
We've also asked for emails/records which are so far also being denied. #nced#ncpol#SunshineWeek
Questions asked:
Was this 'mock auction' was part of a classroom demonstration or lesson? How many students involved?
Where the staff/teachers were during this 'mock slave auction'?
Why has the district failed to explain the circumstances surrounding this incident?
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Also asked:
When was the incident first reported to the school?
Related to that question, we also asked for copies of any emails or communications involved in reporting this incident.
The district has not yet responded if they will be denying this records req.
Buncombe's Supt. recommendations are to go mask optional Feb. 28, masks req'd on buses, and anyone returning from isolation/exclusion to wear it for 6-10 days.
No vote yet. Will come back to this.
CMS Supt. Winston recommends mask optional for all students, staff and visitors effective March 7.
Discussion is ongoing right now here: facebook.com/cmsboe/videos/… #nced#ncpol
Buncombe school board votes in favor of going mask optional starting Feb. 28. #nced#ncpol
K-12 Masks updates to follow as school board meetings kicking off this afternoon & this evening:
Alamance-Burlington
Alexander
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Clinton City
Lenoir
Madison
Wake
Watauga
Winston-Salem/Forsyth #nced
Alamance Burlington school board votes 6-1 to go mask optional effective immediately. #nced#ncpol
Wake County board now meeting; board attorney is dragging this out with a long list of where face coverings are still required "for clarity for the public."
A lot of school boards are meeting tonight on masks.
So far, these districts have switched to optional:
Duplin, Rutherford, Sampson, Caswell, Vance, Nash
Count of optional now stands at 70, but I'm still going through the list of meetings. #ncpol#nced
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank voted just now to go mask optional on Mar. 1
Granville will go mask optional Feb 28
First up: Lee Lilley, NC Pandemic Recovery Office
The name may be familiar.
4 days after the ACP permit was approved, Cooper hired Lilley to be his new legislative director. Lilley was a lobbyist for Dominion, Duke’s partner in the pipeline. nsjonline.com/article/2019/1…#ncga#ncpol
Cohen was asked to take an oath or affirmation of her testimony today. She takes an affirmation. #ncga