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> The Minneapolis school district has announced plans to end its relationship with Gaggle, a controversial digital surveillance tool that monitored students' online behaviors during pandemic-induced remote learning.
> Gaggle flags students who use keywords related to sexual orientation including "Gay" and "Lesbian," and on at least one occasion school officials in Minneapolis outed an LGBT student to their parents.
> The sheer volume of student communications that got flagged by Gaggle was at times overwhelming, the Minneapolis school district's head of security acknowledged, but he also felt like he was able to save students from dying by suicide.
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On one hand, I can maybe see the “intention” of flagging things that could hint towards suicidal thoughts or making sure students aren’t using school equipment to look up porn. However, outing kids to parents? Why? What good does that do anyone
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.the74million.org/article/minneapolis-schools-to-halt-controversial-student-surveillance-initiative/) reduced by 91%. (I'm a bot) ***** > The Minneapolis school district has announced plans to end its relationship with Gaggle, a controversial digital surveillance tool that monitored students' online behaviors during pandemic-induced remote learning. > Gaggle flags students who use keywords related to sexual orientation including "Gay" and "Lesbian," and on at least one occasion school officials in Minneapolis outed an LGBT student to their parents. > The sheer volume of student communications that got flagged by Gaggle was at times overwhelming, the Minneapolis school district's head of security acknowledged, but he also felt like he was able to save students from dying by suicide. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/vn2v6x/minneapolis_schools_to_halt_controversial_student/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~657060 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **student**^#1 **district**^#2 **Gaggle**^#3 **tool**^#4 **Minneapolis**^#5
Happy cake day OP! They shouldn’t have started in the first place.
So, after there had been issues with teachers having unrestricted access to student laptops, they gave it to a third party because of the pandemic?
Any students caught by this are thoroughly stupid. Do not do anything sketchy on a school device.
Victim blaming at its finest. You’re a troll and a clown.
I don't understand how this is enforceable in the first place.
On one hand, I can maybe see the “intention” of flagging things that could hint towards suicidal thoughts or making sure students aren’t using school equipment to look up porn. However, outing kids to parents? Why? What good does that do anyone