Data Security Quagmire: Public School Student Data

Schools have been tracking students to make them safer and more efficicent. The more data that is collected, the more information there is that can be fruitful to the nefarious hackers.

This year Florida became the first state to ban the collection of biometric identifiers from students. In 2014, 36 states considersidered 110 bills on protecting data security of students.

What type of student data protections are we seeing?

• FL bans collecting student biometric identifiers
• KS requires parental consent for collection biometric identifiers from students
• NH, CO, & NC ban the collection and retention of student biometric identifiers
• NH & MO said no to radio frequency student identification cards  [Pew Trusts]