While off-campus surveillance of student’s personal devices presents a grave threat to all students’ privacy, low income students unable to afford personal devices feel the brunt of these surveillance technologies. Prior to the pandemic, 43 percent of schools had device distribution programs; now, 86 percent do. We know that school-issued devices often feature more invasive surveillance software and internet content filters. But despite this rapid increase, there is no readily available information on how schools monitor their students or with what software. It’s often up to journalists and non-profit advocacy organizations to uncover this information through public information requests that take months or longer.

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