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Demand an end to monitoring student owned phones now!

Demand an end to monitoring student owned phones now!

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Started by Trent Dewalt 10 years, 3 months ago

The Kern High School District gives an orange/yellow form about their technology rules they have in place to students at their high schools. If you sign it, which as freshman you already have, the district can suspend access for ANY reason. This refers to your devices whether personally owned or district owned and whether on or off campus while they can monitor your devices. If you believe that they do not have the technological power to do so think hypothetically: What would you do if they could monitor you and block your access for any reason. Now if they had the legal power to do this why wouldn't they also get the power to enforce it. If you believe they can only suspend access only if you do bad stuff; remember they can suspend access for ANY reason. If you don't sign the district's form, you can't use the technology many students desperately need for classes. This is an invasion of privacy. This petition is about keeping the monitoring only within the district's technology. They can still ask for your phone in the event they need it for stopping a bullying incident or illegal activities. You would be able to use district technology and would no longer be subjected by the former rules.

Updates

May 25, 2016

I have been hearing from so many of you about how uncomfortable it feels to trade our privacy just to get through a school day. It is exhausting to feel like the device in your pocket is being watched by the very people supposed to guide us. We are looking into the specific language of these forms and mapping out our next steps to challenge this policy.

May 25, 2016

Seeing this grow makes me feel less alone in the fight to protect our personal boundaries. I spent so many nights worrying about my own privacy being taken away by those forms and it is validating to know so many others feel the same weight. This momentum proves that we refuse to let the district invade our digital lives without a fight.

9 Comments

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Sarah Mason
10 years ago Featured

Ridiculous that they can just look through everything whenever they want. This needs to stop now.

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Trent Dewalt · petition starter
10 years ago Featured

This is our opportunity to free the entire district. We can look back on this moment and say we made the right choice.

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Mike Hudson
10 years ago Featured

My phone is my private property not the schools business. Stop watching what i do on my own time.

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Donald Trump
10 years ago

Vote for me if you want to make Kern High School District great again.

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Ur Mom
10 years ago

Fight the Man

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Frank Abignale
10 years ago

Fight the power!

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ashley
10 years ago

i dont agree.

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Takoda Lefler
10 years ago

Its dumb

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