Installing a Student Surveillance System

Under the cover of an attendance update, the Board is voting to approve policies JED and JEDA, which formally install a ‘Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)’. This isn’t about truancy; it’s a data-gathering framework that allows the district to use ‘universal screening’ and ‘early warning systems’ to flag students for behavioral and psychological interventions. This system creates ‘Absence Intervention Teams’ to target students and families, potentially leading to home visits and services you never asked for, all bypassing specific parental consent.

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💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of parental oversight on student interventions.

Opening the Door to SEL and Student Activism

The Board is adopting its ‘Work Plan’ for the year, which includes several red flags under Item 8.1. It calls for monitoring ‘student well-being’ and using ‘research-based practices’ that foster ‘resilience’ and ‘relationships’ — all common code words for Social Emotional Learning (SEL). The plan also aims to ‘establish student representation to the Board,’ a tactic often used to inject student activism into policy-making, bypassing parents.

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💰 Taxpayer Impact: Prioritizing social-emotional programming over academics and creating a platform for student political activism.