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One of the more disturbing stories to come out of pandemic distance learning is the story of Ka Mauri Harrison. Harrison is a fourth grade student who was facing expulsion because, during his online class, his teacher saw a bb gun in his bedroom.
Harrison’s punishment was reduced to a suspension, but it highlights the problems of confidentiality that have been opened up by online schooling.
Confidentiality is always an issue in education. Your child’s teachers probably know more about your family than you imagine. Students, particularly in a classroom where they feel safe, share, usually unprompted. Teachers learn to unhear what they’ve heard, unsee what they’ve read…………………………………………………………………………………