Installed in the wake of recent high-profile mass shootings, controversial facial recognition systems that scan students’ faces could be the not-too-distant future for schools across America and beyond.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j53ba3/facial-recognition-school-surveillance-v25n3
* VICE Magazine's Power and Privilege Issue * HERE * recently offered up an open-source facial recognition system for use in schools * $4 million through the Smart Schools Bond Act * requested specific funds * using tech developed by SN Technologies Corp. * told the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal * worried * Hundreds of documents related to Lockport’s new surveillance program * website * 4,500 students * Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) * a letter to the New York State Education Department objecting to the use of this technology in schools * Nestor * teachers are more likely to perceive the faces of black students as angry * a paper documenting the automated detection of student engagement