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Author: Beyhan Farhadi, Assistant Professor, Educational Policy and Equity, University of Toronto
The province’s security investments are fear-driven responses to a real problem: Statistics Canada explains that “vaping to reduce stress has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic for those aged 15 to 19, and was reported as the main reason for vaping within this age group.” The Minister of Education has tweeted media coverage about the North Bay pilot project to rationalize funding more surveillance technology.
The use of vape detectors is not limited to Ontario. In Fredericton, New Brunswick, they are also in use. According to the report, companies that sell so-called solutions to school boards, driven by a US$3.8 billion-a-year surveillance industry, promote their products “as a highly effective intervention to keep students safe;"however, there is no independent, unbiased, data-driven evidence that they do so.” Report authors concluded the harms of EdTech surveillance tools outweighed perceived benefits.
As data science researcher Amy Farrow noted, “industry choices have extensive control over student information protection.” Farrow offers policy recommendations that include:
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