$100 Million Student Database Worries Parents

asjk writes "The controversial database includes millions of children and documents their names, addresses, disabilities other statistics and demographics. Federal law allows for the files to be shared with private companies. From the article: 'In operation just three months, the database already holds files on millions of children identified by name, address and sometimes social security number. Learning disabilities are documented, test scores recorded, attendance noted. In some cases, the database tracks student hobbies, career goals, attitudes toward school - even homework completion. Local education officials retain legal control over their students' information. But federal law allows them to share files in their portion of the database with private companies selling educational products and services."

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Re:Strongly Disagree

[grantspassalan]

For now at least, in the US, parents can still shield their children, keeping them out of the public indoctrination academies by sending their children to private schools or homeschooling them. I suspect though that if large numbers of people start doing this, self serving politicians lobbied by school administrators will make it illegal to homeschool children, like they have done in Germany and Sweden. Educating children at home is an economic sacrifice. It requires one of the parents to forgo income from a traditional job. Staying faithful to the marriage commitment is also a necessity.