Pasco superintendent defends sharing data with sheriff, as teachers object
The comments followed a Times investigation that revealed the Sheriffâs Office was using grades to compile a list of kids at-risk of becoming criminals. âPeople post stuff to the internet,â he said.
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Pasco County school superintendent Kurt Browning defended sharing student information with the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office at a School Board meeting on Tuesday. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Updated Dec. 16, 2020
LAND Oâ LAKES â Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning angrily defended the district sharing private student data with the Sheriffâs Office during a Tuesday School Board meeting, after parents and teachers called for changes to a controversial program that uses the data to identify kids who could âfall into a life of crime.â
Pasco PTA looking for answers on database that labels students as potential criminals
Pasco superintendent defends data-sharing program
and last updated 2020-12-15 23:17:01-05
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. â The Pasco County Parent-Teacher association say they want to know everything they can about a program described as secretiveâ involving at-risk students.
This comes after a recent Tampa Bay Times investigation reported saying kids and parents arenât even aware they are on a list used by the sheriffâs office to predict future criminal behavior.
âMy initial reaction was let s get to the bottom of this, said PTA Council President Alicia Williams.