Durham schools' Gaggle surveillance software risks illegally outing LGBTQ+ students, raising privacy concerns as the board considers pausing the program before June renewal.
Gaggle surveillance software risks illegally outing LGBTQ+ students; the board will revisit the program in May before the June 30 contract renewal after a parent's non-binary child was flagged and disclosed to an unsupportive family.
The board allocated $13.5 million from Mackenzie Scott's $18 million donation to DPS priorities including teacher professional learning, mental health support, and career technical education after determining $3.5 million must go to charter schools.
Board members debated housing funding strategy and multilingual resources for the district's growing Latinx population, which now represents 34 percent of students, while Javonia Lewis won a contentious vice chair election.