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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for South Kingstown. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Approving Digital Spying on Your Child
Hidden in the ‘Consent Agenda’ under ‘Purchases Over $10,350’ is a $19,975 renewal for ‘Gaggle,’ a surveillance software that actively scans your child’s school emails, online chats, and documents. This technology monitors students’ private conversations, treating every child like a suspect and violating their privacy without specific, informed parental consent for this level of digital monitoring.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the School Committee and demand Item 4.C be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Ask them: ‘What is the district’s policy for notifying parents when their child’s private data is flagged by Gaggle? We do not consent to our children being monitored without a warrant.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $19,975.00
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Laying the Groundwork for Divisive Ideology
The board is holding a workshop to discuss an ‘Equity Audit’ and plan ‘Upcoming Administration Actions.’ These audits are the primary tool used by districts to justify implementing ‘anti-racist’ policies, Critical Race Theory-based curriculum, and different standards for different student groups. No documents have been provided, so parents are in the dark about what changes are being planned for the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This workshop is where the ideological agenda is set. Attend the meeting and sign up for public comment if available. Email the School Committee: ‘I demand the full Equity Audit report and all proposed ‘upcoming actions’ be released to the public immediately. We will not allow our schools to be divided by race-based ideology.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: N/A (Precursor to expensive DEI contracts and curriculum)
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Building a Secret Student Dossier
Also buried in the ‘Consent Agenda’ is a $23,604 payment to PowerSchool for ‘Special Programs Customization.’ PowerSchool is a massive student data system. This vague item could be for creating new ways to track non-academic data on your child, such as their social-emotional attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs, as part of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) or DEI framework.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the School Committee: ‘Pull the PowerSchool contract (part of Item 4.C) from the Consent Agenda. What specific ‘Special Programs’ are being customized? I demand to see a list of all non-academic data points the district collects on my child.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $23,604.57
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Potentially Limiting Parent Voices
Under item 8.F, the board is holding a discussion to ‘Update of School Committee Norms.’ This is often code for changing the rules on public comment, limiting how long parents can speak, or restricting parents from interacting with the board. The agenda lists a file with the proposed changes (‘School Committee Norms.pdf’), but it was not available for public review, preventing parents from seeing the changes ahead of time.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Review the file attached in the Official Agenda linked above to determine if it contains sensitive policy changes. Email the School Committee: ‘Any changes to board norms, especially those affecting public comment, must be discussed in a regular business meeting with ample public notice, not a summer workshop.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: N/A (Potential loss of parental rights)
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