Скачать или смотреть Spying or protecting students? CBS46 Investigates school surveillance software

When the pandemic hit, schools across Georgia supplied laptops so students could learn from home.

Many of those devices allowed administrators to monitor students – all in the name of protecting them.

CBS46 Investigates took an inside look at the sometimes controversial technology.

Supporters say it can potentially stop a school shooting or prevent a suicide because administrators can intervene if a student is searching about self-harm or guns, and a teacher is alerted.

While opponents express a range of digital privacy and fairness concerns around the use of technology – specifically toward students who are economically disadvantaged and may rely on school issued devices.

There’s also worries that these tools could potentially out gay or transgender students, who might be researching sexuality.