Student & Child Privacy Center
Updates on emerging student privacy and cybersecurity issues and best practices.
With over 130 state student privacy laws being passed since 2014, new federal regulations on the horizon and school cyber attacks becoming unfortunately more frequent, the AASA Student & Child Privacy Center is designed to bridge the resource gap by providing low-barrier insights to stakeholders, especially those who do not have access to costly legal expertise.
The Center:
- Distributes rapid-response stakeholder alerts when there are significant developments in the student and child privacy landscape
- Publishes short resources on student and child privacy issues for AASA stakeholders
- Provides non-partisan legislative tracking and analysis related to student and child privacy issues for the AASA Advocacy & Governance team
- Disseminates student privacy and cybersecurity insights through public speaking engagements and being a resource for the press
The Student & Child Privacy Center is fully funded in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previous project funders include the Data Quality Campaign and WestEd.
Updates & Alerts
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July 23, 2024
Biden Administration Releases New Kids Online Safety ReportThe Biden-Harris Administration’s Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force released a new report with recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth.
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June 20, 2024
NEW Suite of Resources on Privacy Laws: PPRA, FERPA and more!The team of the AASA Student and Child Privacy Center just released a set of resources designed to support superintendents in implementation of and compliance with a set of privacy laws.
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June 17, 2024
AASA’s Student and Child Privacy Center: New ResourcesAASA’s Student and Child Privacy Center works closely with the Public Interest Privacy Center, who recently released a report with guidance on crafting and evaluating effective student privacy legislation.
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June 06, 2024
The Advocate June 2024: All is NOT Calm, but Will Be Alright; Congress and Student PrivacyIt has been a busy six weeks on Capitol Hill as it relates to legislating student privacy.
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May 14, 2024
AASA Weighs in on Three Student Privacy/Mental Health BillsThe Senate Commerce committee is taking a series of actions on three different bills related to student data and privacy and social media. We have responded to all three.
Resources
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May 01, 2024
Legal Risks of Your Schools’ Social PlatformsType:Article Topics: Technology & AIA few best practices from an education lawyer about managing the district’s social media accounts. -
March 01, 2024
Student Privacy and Safety SimultaneouslyType:Article Topics: School Safety & CybersecurityDon’t view FERPA as a barrier to intervention by law enforcement and mental health support when a student presents a threat to self or others. -
February 01, 2024
Who’s Responsible for Student Data Privacy?Type:Article Topics:It’s not only the tech team that needs to be paying attention. Everyone in the school district plays a part in prevention. -
February 01, 2024
From Data Privacy to Data JusticeType:Article Topics: Equity, Technology & AIThe risks of discrimination and exploitation of students in elementary and secondary schools that arise from the use of new technologies. -
February 01, 2024
Our Preventative Measures for Cybersecurity’s DangersType:Article Topics:The work of AASA’s Student and Child Privacy Center in combating digital crimes committed against schools.
Meet the Team
The Student & Child Privacy Center is staffed through the newly formed Public Interest Privacy Center, an emerging nonprofit being incubated at AASA and led by Amelia Vance, a globally recognized student privacy expert who has been a leader in the student privacy space for over a decade.
Support for Education Leaders
Questions about student privacy? Looking for resources? Want to collaborate?
Send your questions to Amelia Vance at avance@aasa.org.