Presented by Education Writers Association

The Rise of Surveillance Technology in Schools

Schools have spent billions of dollars on surveillance technology in recent years. Advocates and industry leaders say these protocols help keep students safe and prevent violence. But research calls the effectiveness of these tools into question while highlighting the threats they pose to student development and civil rights. Experts discuss solutions to these issues and what students, teachers, parents and administrators should know when it comes to the rise of a surveillance state in the classroom.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

photo of Meredith Broussard

Meredith Broussard

New York University

photo of Mark Keierleber
photo of Shreya Sampath

Shreya Sampath

Encode Justice

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Amelia Vance

Public Interest Privacy Center

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Format: Panel
Type: Session
Focus Area: K-12 Education