Can we opt out of iready?

[Anonymous]

The lawsuit just confirms all of my concerns I’ve had about iready all along. How do we opt out our kids from participating in FCPS?

https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-i-ready-get-sued

[Anonymous]

Send the principal an email and ask. Good for you.

-teacher

[Anonymous]

Glad that there is finally some pushback against the apps no parents ever consented to!

[Anonymous]

From the article:

"...the core business model of this company is to harvest as much information as is technologically possible on our children and then monetize that data.” She continued, “We are alleging that this monetization involves sharing our kids’ personal information with dozens of other companies for a host of commercial purposes.”..."

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"...The lawsuit also claims Curriculum Associates “uses student information to build highly invasive psychological profiles on children that purport to predict future student behavior and performance but are often to the students’ detriment.” While that alone is concerning, Petrossi says her biggest issue is that she did not give consent. Because of that, she argues that “Curriculum Associates’ conduct around this violates both state and federal laws.

In a nutshell, Liddell said during the episode, “This is a privacy lawsuit,” adding, “This is a lawsuit about unjust enrichment.” That’s because he and Petrossi believe the company “is taking student information and sharing it without parent consent...."

[Anonymous]

I have been saying this for years! Glad there’s finally a lawsuit.

[Anonymous]

Plus, it’s not even getting accurate results. And FCPS uses 2-3 times a year, every year.

[Anonymous]

Those of you who opt out, how have your kid’s teacher responded and what do they do when other kids are testing?

[Anonymous]

Wow!

[Anonymous]

The plaintiffs NEVER state who they are selling this information to and when this occurred and how Curriculum Associates are enriched.

“We are alleging that this monetization involves sharing our kids’ personal information with dozens of other companies for a host of commercial purposes."

I think kids are on screens way too much but I don't get how this is a valid lawsuit. It sounds like class action attorneys hoping for a settlement?

[Anonymous]

Other articles have names including Google, Clever, and a couple companies I've never heard of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plus, it’s not even getting accurate results. And FCPS uses 2-3 times a year, every year.

Yes! It’s getting ridiculous. I see how it can be useful for the younger grades to see if a kid has big gaps in learning how to read, but upper elementary schoolers don’t need to be taking the reading Iready multiple times a year while deep into SOL prep season.