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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Lower Merion SD. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Board Shuts Down In-Person Meetings, Censors Public Comment
The Board has canceled in-person meetings, citing “disruptions,” and is now forcing parents to submit public comments via a Zoom chat. All comments will be read aloud by the district’s lawyer, not spoken by parents, effectively filtering and silencing the community’s voice.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE (VIRTUAL) ROOM: This is an unacceptable suppression of parental rights. Flood the Zoom meeting and demand the board restore in-person meetings and direct public comment. Contact the Board (see official agenda for details): ‘We will not be silenced. Your decision to eliminate in-person meetings and filter public comment through a lawyer is an attack on transparency and accountability. Restore our right to speak directly to our elected officials.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Right to Speak
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Spends $53K on Student Surveillance Software
The board is approving two contracts for “Securly” software totaling over $53,000 (Items 10.B and 12.A). This software will monitor students’ internet activity on school devices, both at school and at home. The district’s own policy (Policy 142) explicitly states that students should have “no expectation of privacy” when using district technology.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND DATA TRANSPARENCY: The district is building a surveillance state for our children. Contact the Board (see official agenda for details): ‘Regarding items 10.B and 12.A, what specific student data will Securly collect, who will have access to it, and how long will it be stored? We demand a public presentation on this surveillance system before it is implemented.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $53,450.08
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Behavior Management Software to Track and Score Students
The district is buying “SchoolMint Hero,” a software that tracks and scores student behavior (Item 10.C). This creates a digital permanent record of behavior, turning discipline into a data-collection system that can be used to socially engineer students without full parental knowledge.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: This is a social credit system for our kids. Contact the Board (see official agenda for details): ‘I demand to know the specific opt-out process for the SchoolMint Hero behavior tracking system under Item 10.C. My child’s behavior is a matter for parents and teachers, not a data-mining corporation.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $12,364.44
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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44 Undisclosed Student Services Contracts Bundled for Approval
Item 9.A bundles 44 separate “Student Services Agreements for Students receiving Non-District Education Services” into a single consent vote. The district has not provided any details or attachments explaining what these services are, who the vendors are, or how much they cost.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board (see official agenda for details): ‘I demand Item 9.A, the 44 student service agreements, be pulled from the Consent Agenda. Parents have a right to know what “non-district services” are being provided to students and by whom before you approve them.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Vendor Contracts Require Manual Review
The agenda includes over $100,000 in contracts with vendors known for data collection, student tracking (ScholarChip), and curriculum platforms (McGraw Hill, Seesaw), but the actual contract documents were not included in the provided materials. These contracts (Items 9.B, 9.C, 9.D, 10.A) could contain provisions for data sharing or ideological content that parents need to see.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) for items 9.B, 9.C, 9.D, and 10.A to confirm whether they contain sensitive policy changes or data-sharing agreements.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $103,998.08
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 9) |
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Major Win: New Policy Limits Screen Time in K-4
In a huge victory for parents, the new Policy 141 explicitly limits technology in early grades. K-2 students will not be issued individual devices and tech use will be “minimal,” while devices for grades 3-4 must stay at school. The policy also gives parents of 5th-6th graders the choice of whether their child brings a device home.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Attend the virtual meeting to thank the Board for passing Policy 141. This is a model policy for other districts. Contact the Board (see official agenda for details): ‘Thank you for listening to parents and passing Policy 141. We strongly support the common-sense limits on screen time for young children and the protection of parental choice in middle school. We will work to defend this policy.’
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Childhood
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