Public Schools, Public School Student Records, the Federal Government, National Data Bases, and the All Knowing Government—Is 1984 Here?

I’ve know of this for awhile. It is part of the Common Core curriculum take over of the public school system by the federal government. If this and the Obamacare requirements for record keeping don’t scare you about the federal government having all of our personal data, nothing much will! Can anyone say 1984?

From: http://www.wnd.com/2013/09/federal-database-to-include-your-children/

“Federal database to include your children?
Regulations creating repository for ‘every public school student’s personal information’
By Bob Unruh

The federal government is laying the foundation for a national database that could include all of the personal details of every student in every public school in every state, warns a report by the leading homeschool advocacy group. (If it does, it should get people flocking to home school!—my addition)

The report, compiled by Will Estrada and Katie Tipton of the Home School Legal Defense Association, points out that a ‘slew of new federal incentives and federally funded data models have spurred states to monitor students’ early years, performance in college, and success in the workforce by following ‘individuals systematically and efficiently across state lines.’’

The authors ‘believe that this expansion of state databases is laying the foundation for a national database filled with personal student data (You know it is! This is the Obama Administration! They think they should control everything! For our own good, of course!—my addition).’

The report notes that the U.S. Department of Education is banned by law from creating a national data system, but under the Obama administration, new regulations have opened the door (Laws do NOT mean anything to the Obama Administration! They think they know best! And as long as the House does nothing, no one cares!—my addition).

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, parents were promised they could access their children’s personally identifiable information collected by schools. But the schools were banned from sharing the details with third parties (Of course, this law violates the Constitution but federal money is a powerful carrot!—my addition).

The law explains that personally identifiable information includes names of family members, address, Social Security number, date and place of birth, disciplinary record and biometric record.

The new report says, however, the Department of Education has reshaped FERPA through regulations (Ipso facto, VIOLATING the law!—my addition) so that ‘any government or private entity that the department says is evaluating an education program has access to students’ personally identifiable information.’

Postsecondary institutes and workforce education programs can also be given the data.

While the change has prompted a still-unresolved lawsuit from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the framework of a national database is slowly being implemented, the report says (And illegally!—my addition).

The Home School Legal Defense Association has long opposed the creation of a national database.

‘We believe that it would threaten the privacy of students, be susceptible to abuse by government officials or business interests, and jeopardize student safety,’ the report says. ‘We believe that detailed data systems are not necessary to educate young people (Of course, they are not!—my addition). Education should not be an Orwellian attempt to track students from preschool through assimilation into the workforce.’

The report points out that guidelines for building state longitudinal data systems that can collect and link personally identifiable information across state lines have been released by task forces funded by both the Department of Education and special interest groups

Many of the recommendations were compiled in the National Education Data Model, a project funded by the Department of Education and overseen by the Council for Chief State School Officers, one of the organizations that created Common Core.

Already, 18 states and many local education agencies are building databases, the report says, and other states are using similar database models.

‘Concentrating data collection around a few models means that states are getting closer and closer to keeping the same data and using the some interoperable technology to store it,’ HSLDA reports.

The report says 46 states now have databases that can track students from preschool through the workforce.

Several other federal programs also are pushing the creation of databases, including Race to the Top, which was to allocate $4.35 billion to schools that make ‘certain changes’ in their policies, including the adoption of the Common Core initiative, which seeks to standardize curricula nationally (The federal government should NOT be involved in education and has NO authority under the Constitution to be involved in education!—my addition).

‘Every state that agrees to the Common Core in order to receive RTTT funding also commits ‘to design, develop, and implement statewide P-20 (preschool through workforce) longitudinal data systems’ that can be used in part or in whole by other states (People who have no business seeing student records of anyone or of the group as a whole!—my addition),’ the report says.

HSLDA warns that the ‘heavy involvement of the federal government in enticing states to create databases of student-specific data that are linked between states is creating a de facto centralized database.’

‘Before our eyes a ‘national database’ is being created in which every public school student’s personal information and academic history will be stored,’ the report says (And why store it, if it will not be used? It WILL be used!—my addition).

The authors of Common Core, the report notes, ‘have been heavily involved in developing data models and overseeing data collection (Of course!—my addition).’

The impact might someday be measured in lost dreams and evaporated opportunities, the report suggests.

‘A crucial part of the responsibility of parents is protecting the privacy of their children. This enables parents not only to guard their children’s physical safety, but also to nurture their individuality and secure opportunities for them to pursue their dreams apart from government interference,’ the report says.

‘The rise of national databases threatens these freedoms (And MORE!—my addition).’”

Citizens Beware! Citizens be vigilant! Citizens be skeptical! The foot is not only in the door, the door is being pushed wide open! Our social security numbers were never suppose to be used for identification purposes. How well did that work out?
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I’m not commenting on the naval ship yard attack at this time because of conflicting reports. Some are saying one shooter was involved. Some, three shooters. I’ll wait for some more clarity. When all else fails, blame it on the Tea Party and be wrong once more!