ClassDojo and other apps that help teachers “automate the task of recording classroom conduct” and “communicate directly with parents” are raising privacy concerns, The New York Times reports. ClassDojo is being used in roughly one out of three U.S. schools, the report states, and “some parents, teachers and privacy law scholars say ClassDojo, along with other unproven technologies that record sensitive information about students” are being adopted without fully considering "the ramifications for data privacy and fairness, like where and how the data might eventually be used.” Meanwhile, The Seattle Times reports, Seattle Public Schools is seeking the U.S. Department of Education’s after a law firm contracted with the school department released the personal information of 8,000 students receiving special education services. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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