Stephen Downes

We all agree, I think, that old student data should be deleted when a contract expires. The problem, though, is how the law has been implemented. "For Wall, the stakes are more than procedural. Florida law requires her to certify proper data disposal within 90 days. That deadline passed months ago with the vendor she has been dealing with, through no fault of her own." Why is the educator legally responsible, when it is only the company that is actually able to delete the data? Also, note this little tidbit near the end: "many districts skip legal review for low-cost or free tools. 'Teachers signing up for free products do not get reviewed.'" So, um, no free products?