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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you feel strongly, opt out, but keep in mind some of the conspiracy here. There is no data meaning of your kids. The "connection," to Facebook is that that evil twat Zuckerberg is an investor. That's all.  Most of this controversy over the data and FB is more crazy right-wing anti-CRT astroturfing campaigns.

I am not dismissing individual parents and their concerns with the questions, but don't let the paranoid conspiracies drive the discussion.

Panorama has signed a legally binding contract with FCPS that specifies how the data will be collected, stored, and used," said a FCPS spokesperson. "The data will be used only for the purposes of serving FCPS and only for education purposes. In addition, Panorama complies with all applicable federal laws, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), as well as state and local regulations concerning student data.”[/quote]

Panorama was granted FERPA by fcps.  That should never have happened.  Panorama is not a public school and should not have access to such sensitive student information.

Panorama is also exempt from FOIA oversight.

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There have access because they are the ones who do the analysis of the data. It's a little bit on the conspiratorial side to think that they would break the laws and their contracts to do anything with the data.
This week, media implied that FCPS student data collected through a screener meant to assess the social and emotional welfare of our students could be shared with organizations such as Facebook. We would like to reassure our community that any suggestion of this kind is false.

"FCPS has contracted with Panorama Education, Inc., an established and reputable educational research company used by multiple school divisions in the U.S. to conduct this screener. While FCPS shares student data directly with Panorama Education, no other parties have access to the data. Student data will be kept confidential and used only for FCPS’ educational purposes. Panorama Education complies with all applicable federal laws, including FERPA and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), as well as state and local regulations concerning student data."

Why did FCPS send out that response? Because the crazy right wing campaigning was already beginning:

"This week, media implied that FCPS student data collected through a screener meant to assess the social and emotional welfare of our students could be shared with organizations such as Facebook. We would like to reassure our community that any suggestion of this kind is false."

I'm just tired of the lies and the misdirection from people. Let's deal with reality not made up issues. We have plenty of real issues without creating them out of thin air
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Are you a FCPS employee or Panorama stockholder of some sort? If not, you should be aware that this issue is not new and not limited to FCPS. It is only now that parents who entrusted the public school systems across the country have begun to realize the extent to which our kids are being utilized as social pawns.  These are just some examples:

1. https://www.reflector.com/news/local/parents-raise-concerns-about-school-district-surveys/article_f2a06cb0-9d92-5877-a5e8-1122f1425726.html
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3. https://www.thepilot.com/news/school-survey-platform-on-hold-after-political-debate/article_44785560-ce13-11eb-8f48-276b0902f0d2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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These articles are not examples of anything except that parents in other districts are just as gullible and paranoid as FCPS parents. There is zero evidence that the data is used for anything nefarious. It's just more tinfoil hat stuff.[/quote]

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