Amid Attacks, Teachers Weigh Their Safety Against Student Privacy

Riya Saha Shah, a senior supervising attorney with the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said the proposed policy could disproportionately impact students of color who may live in neighborhoods that are more heavily policed. She said information should be shared with discretion.

“Something shared with administrators doesn’t necessarily need to be shared with teachers,” she said, “and definitely not other parents or students.”