The Wake County school system is expanding the use of digital surveillance software to spy on students’ computers for signs of suicide, self-harm, threats of violence and other dangerous behavior. By ...

There are more eyes on students today than just a teacher’s watchful gaze. Thousands of school districts use monitoring software that can track students’ online searches, scan their emails, and in ...

A student works on a computer at a K-12 school in Provo, Utah. School districts across the country have adopted computer monitoring platforms that analyze what students are doing on school-issued ...

The Lawrence school district offices building, located at 110 McDonald Dr., is pictured in May 2025. The Lawrence school district has stopped using Gaggle software on its devices, and attorneys for ...

School closures have been tough on kids since the start of the pandemic, and suicides and mental health-related hospital visits are on the rise. So, in an effort to improve student safety, some school ...

A new report from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) found that computer technology — like artificial intelligence (AI), content filtering, and student activity monitoring — poses risks to ...

Although the Lawrence school district has stopped using Gaggle, it is now using a different student monitoring software — and its use was not voted on by board members or mentioned in court documents ...

Tennessee 13-year-old arrested after AI flagged online joke School surveillance tools like Gaggle and Lightspeed under scrutiny Critics warn tech can criminalize students for careless words Lawsuits ...

Schools often use AI to detect students at risk of self-harm, violence against others, and bullying. Some worry these programs violate students' privacy and freedom to use the internet, WSJ reports.

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social ...