Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 2021, IS CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW LEAD US A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR MANY OF OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE LOST ANOTHER TWO STUDENTS TO A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I'M ASKING YOU THAT YOU HONOR THOSE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STAFF IMPACTED BY THIS ACCIDENT BY DOING A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.
(PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) Nadia Combs: WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. AND A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EITHER IN THE BOARDROOM OR BY REMOTE. BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. WE'RE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE ASK THAT GUESTS IN THE BOARDROOM KEEP ONE CHAIR OPEN BETWEEN FAMILIES. AS A REMINDER WE'RE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING.
TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 MINUTES FOR FINAL THOUGHTS AFTERWARD THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU'RE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE.
MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DEUS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS ON LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TV, VIDEO MONITORED IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT ALSO CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSE CAPTION IN ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Nadia Combs: WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AND THAT'S 6:00 P.M. THAT'S EMPLOYEE INPUT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES.
OUR SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATES YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE, HOWEVER, IT'S REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.
THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. WHEN THERE IS 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN. A RED LIGHT AND A CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I'LL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKERS. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. PAULA CASTANIA, HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES. CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAIR COMBS AND VICE CHAIR WASHINGTON. I WAS BEING TRACKED BY SOMEONE VOTED ONE OF FLORIDA'S TOP POLITICAL FIGURES. A PERSON IN TALLAHASSEE WITH STRONG TIES TO THE KOCH FOUNDATION WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AMERICAN COMPANIES FUNDED BY BILLIONAIRES AND CONNECTED TO THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION. MORE BILLIONAIRES. THEY SUPPOSEDLY STAND FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND LAUNCHING INNOVATION IN EDUCATION WHICH ULTIMATELY EQUATES TO DESTROYING PUBLIC EDUCATION AS WE KNOW IT. HOW DOES ONE DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION? TO MANUFACTURE A CRISIS THAT KIDS HAVE -- ARE BEING FAILED. NUMBER ONE. HAVE THE MEDIA REINFORCE SAID CRISIS.
NUMBER TWO, REMOVE AND IGNORE COMMUNITY VOICES. NUMBER THREE, INCREASE STUDENT TESTING. MY FIRST GRADER, GABBY, AS DICTATED BY FLORIDA STANDARDS, NOW TAKES MONTHLY CUMULATIVE MATH TESTS AS A 6-YEAR-OLD. WE STUDY FOR HOURS. WE HAVE TWO TUTORS. THREE, ADDISON, IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE ME. AND SHE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. SHE MISSED TESTING GIFTED AND TALENTED BY A FEW POINTS IN THE SUMMER. WE DO THIS JUST SO SHE CAN GET AN "A" ON A TEST. WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BLACK AND BROWN POPULATIONS WHO CAN'T AFFORD THESE TUTORS, WHO DON'T HAVE MOMS LIKE ME THAT HAVE AN EDUCATION BACKGROUND? SOMETHING IS WRONG. IF YOU BELIEVE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALL OF YOU AS A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, PLEASE HELP US CHANGE THE STATE. CHAIR COMBS, VICE CHAIR WASHINGTON, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. THIS BOARD CAN LEAD THE WAY AND BAND TOGETHER WITH OTHER PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARDS IN FLORIDA.
PLEASE SEND A LETTER WITH THESE OTHER BOARDS COLLECTIVELY TO THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. DEMAND MORE STATE FUNDING. PLEASE TAKE A STAND WITH US FOR OUR KIDS. FOR OUR BROWN AND BLACK POPULATIONS WHO ARE GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPEAKER -- GOOD AFTERNOON, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAIRWOMAN COMBS AND VICE CHAIR WASHINGTON. ANOTHER THANKLESS JOB, BUT HEY. I UNDERSTAND. I'VE BEEN THERE MYSELF. MY NAME IS CRAIG NEWMAN. I'M A RETIRED CRIPRACTOR AND RETIRED FOR 37 YEARS AND A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ADVOCATES AND MANY OTHER BOARDS IN THE CITY. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN IN MY READINGS HOW HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS GOT THE LARGEST NUMBER OF FAILED SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. IT IS DISAPPOINTING BUT IT ISN'T A SURPRISE BASED ON OUR -- THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE RANKS AS THE LOWEST.
IT'S 44th IN THE NATION OF UNDERFUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. COUPLE THAT WITH STATE FUNDS GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS INSTIED OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND USING OUR -- THE MONEY WE PAY FOR TAXES AND AS WELL AS SUPPORT STAFF AND TEACHERS THAT ARE NEEDED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THIS DOES NOT -- THIS APPEARS TO ME AS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. I'M JUST VOICING MY OPINION. I SUPPORT WHAT A LOT OF WHAT -- JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING PAULA SAID, HER CONCERNS ABOUT STARTING A PROGRAM BANDING ALL THE SCHOOL BOARDS TOGETHER AND GOING AFTER THE LOBBYISTS AND LEGISLATORS. AGAIN, LOBBYISTS AND LEGISLATORS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND GETTING -- EXCUSE ME. I GOT TONGUE TIED BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING THE DING.
I THOUGHT I HAD THREE MINUTES. OH, ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT THE DING TOLD ME I HAD 30 SECONDS. ALL RIGHT. GOING BACKWARDS, WE NEED TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS. PERIOD. WE NEED TO -- WE NEED TO STOP FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS. MY REASON FOR COMING TO THESE MEETINGS ARE MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD AND A 5-YEAR-OLD. THEY LIVE IN HYDE PARK. THEY DEPEND ON -- THEY DEPEND ON THE SCHOOL BOARD TO HELP BRING THIS FUTURE, MAKE IT BRIGHTER FOR THEM. I'LL END WHAT I'M ABOUT -- I'LL END WHAT I SAID WITH A QUOTE FROM WHITNEY HOUSTON. I BELIEVE THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. TEACH THEM WELL AND LET THEM LEAD THE WAY. THE FUTURE IS BASED ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE IN THIS ROOM. PLEASE HELP OUR CHILDREN OUT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. MARK CLOTHO LARGO.
12.02. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANNING, CITING AND CONCURRENCY UPDATE. I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG MISTAKE. YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET -- RIGHT YET. HERE IS GRETA THUNBERG AND SOME OF HER YOUNG COHORTS. ADULTS ARE FAILING US ON CLIMATE. THAT IS YOU GETTING THE BUILDINGS WRONG. (INAUDIBLE) THE CARBON. HERE IS SOME HEADLINES THAT I'VE READ BEFORE. ONLY BIG STEPS WILL SAVE EARTH. HUGE CHANGE IS NEEDED TO KEEP NATURE, EARTH OKAY REPORT SAYS. EARTH'S CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN FOUR MILLION YEARS. WELL, SEE, YOU FIX THAT PROBLEM BY MAKING HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS. THAT'S WHAT STOPS THE CARBON FROM GOING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. AND HERE IS A HEADLINE. STUDY LINKS REDUCED SCREEN TIME TO RAISED COGNITION. THAT'S FOR YOUR LITTLE CHILDRENS. WHEN THEY'RE WITH THOSE SCREENS ALL THE TIME. THEY'RE NOT GETTING SMARTER. THIS IS FROM OCTOBER 2, 2018, AND THE USA TODAY.
AND HERE ARE SOME HEADLINES. THE NEW NORMAL. THE THREAD BRANCH WARNS OF WARMING RISK. AS THE RESEARCH MAKES CLEAR THE NEW ABNORMAL IS ALREADY HERE. JUST MAKES CLEAR THAT YOU'RE WAY PAST DUE ON GETTING THE SCIENCE RIGHT. AND I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. AND YOU JUST DON'T EMBRACE IT. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS TO TAKE CHARGE. I DON'T KNOW. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. JUST SOMETHING DRASTICALLY WRONG. IS THERE A CHARACTER FLAW? Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JEFFREY FAILS AND MY CHILD IS A STUDENT AT BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. ON DECEMBER 12, 2021, JUST THIS SUNDAY, I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES CALLED" STUDENT SHOULDN'T BE SCARED" BY BETHANY BARN. ES. THIS ARTICLE IS VERY DETAILED IN THE PICTURE IT PAINTS. IT DETAILS EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS WHO WERE IGNORED OR PUNISHED WHEN REPORTING SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
IT DETAILS INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT HAPPENED ON CAMPUS. ON A SCHOOL DAY. UNSUPERVISED. IT DETAILS THE STORY OF MULTIPLE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TRUSTING THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATION TO APPROPRIATELY HANDLE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IT DETAILS COMMENTS THAT WERE HEARD IN THE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING THE IDEA THAT WOMEN OFTEN LIE ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE. WHEN THE ARTICLE IS TAKEN TOGETHER WITH ALL THESE DETAILS, THE PICTURE IT PAINTS IS CLEAR. BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE. THE HARM THAT CAME TO THESE CHILDREN WHILE IN YOUR CARE IS IRREPARABLE. THEIR PAIN IS GREAT, AND THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF CARE FOR HOW THEY MUST FEEL TO SUFFER IN THE SHADOWS. MY HOPE IS NOW THAT THEIR PAIN HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE LIGHT, THIS BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURE THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN ITS CARE.
I TRUSTED BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO KEEP MY CHILD SAFE WHILE AT SCHOOL. I FEEL SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED THAT THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN WHAT I TRUSTED TO BE A SAFE PLACE. I FEEL DISAPPOINTED AND BETRAYED THAT THE TRUST THAT I HAD HAS BEEN BROKEN. I FEEL RAGE. A RAGE THAT HAS CONSUMED ME IN THE TWO DAYS SINCE READING THE ARTICLE. AND IT'S RAGE THAT MOTIVATES ME TO BE WITH YOU HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR IMMEDIATE RESTORING THAT TRUST. I'M HERE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE HOW THE STUDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN PROTECTED. I'M HERE TO ASK FOR FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE TO AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT LISTENED TO. OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT BELIEVED. OUR CHILDREN ARE SEEN AS TROUBLE MAKERS WHEN THEY RAISE CONCERNS. YOU MUST LISTEN TO OUR CHILDREN.
YOU MUST BELIEVE OUR CHILDREN. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JODI ROTHMAN AND THIS IS ALSO REGARDING THAT SAME ARTICLE. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE SCARED. THAT APPEARED IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES ON DECEMBER 12. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL MANY YEARS AGO. CLASSMATES WERE SCARED TO COME FORWARD BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS THEIR FAULT. NOT BELIEVED. WOMEN GREW UP THINKING THAT THEIR VOICES DIDN'T MATTER. THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM, THEIR PAIN WAS LESS VALID AND IT DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL. I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT MY CHILDREN ARE IN A WORLD WHERE THEY ARE NOT AFRAID. WHERE THEIR VOICES CAN BE HEARD AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE VALID. THAT THEY MATTER. SCHOOL SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE AND IT SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES, TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, AND THAT THEY MATTER AND THEY DESERVE TO BE HEARD.
Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. I'M ALLEY LEGG AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION YOU'LL TALK ABOUT TODAY. FIRST AND FOREMOST I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT NOBODY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BE BULLIED, RIGHT? WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU CONSIDER BULLYING WHEN IT COMES TO BOARD MEMBERS. IS IT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS ON FACEBOOK THAT ARE DISCUSSING WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A REASON WHY THERE ARE THESE FORUMS THAT ARE HAPPENING, THESE GROUPS HAPPENING ON FACEBOOK. THE PEOPLE DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE HEARD OR VALUED. IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT HIRED YOU TO SERVE. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS THAT DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE HEARD AS WELL. SO IT'S JUST -- IT'S CONCERNING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION ABOUT CYBERBULLYING, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO PROCLAMATION FOR THE PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS NO PROCLAMATION FOR THE FIGHTS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE PHYSICAL ASSAULT WITH OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM ALL THE FIGHTS HAPPENING IN SEVERAL OF OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. THERE IS NO PROCLAMATION TO TALK ABOUT THE SEXUAL ABUSE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW BY -- BY MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD AND TALKED ABOUT THIS. THERE IS ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF THIS STUFF HAPPENING AND YET THERE IS NO PROCLAMATION FOR THAT. SO ALONG THE LINES OF BEING PUBLIC SERVANT, RIGHT? YOU GUYS ARE ELECTED AND HIRED BY THE PEOPLE SO IF YOU CANNOT TAKE PUBLIC CONSIDERATION OR PUBLIC CRITICISM, RIGHT. IF YOU CAN'T TAKE PUBLIC CRITICISM, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE IN OFFICE. YOU ARE HERE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT HIRED YOU TO SERVE. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO COME FORWARD AND TELL YOU WHAT WE FEEL AND HOW WE FEEL YOU ARE DOING YOUR JOB.
AND IF YOU CANNOT ACCEPT THAT CRITICISM, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN PUBLIC OFFICE. YOU NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT JOB AND WHEN WE COME UP AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO VOTE YOU OUT, IT'S NOT A THREAT. WE HAVE THAT RIGHT. AND THAT IS OUR RIGHT TO SAY THAT. IF YOU'RE TAKING THAT AS A THREAT, THEN YOU ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HOLDING A PUBLIC OFFICE THAN YOU ARE ABOUT SERVING THE PEOPLE THAT HIRED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO I'M GOING TO SAY THIS, AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT WITH AS MUCH PASSION AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE UNHAPPY WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD WITH SEVERAL OF OUR ISSUES, AND IN 22 AND 24 IT'S GOING TO BE A VICTORY FOR WE THE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. I'M KATHERINE WARRING. PRIVACY IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR FREEDOM. MAYBE YOU KEEP YOUR CURTAINS OPEN AT NIGHT, INSTALL SPYWARE LIKE RING AND ALEXA IN YOUR HOME OR PUT CHINESE APPS LIKE TIKTOK AND ZOOM ON YOUR PHONE. THOSE ARE YOUR CHOICES. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T GET TO DECIDE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR A CHILD. PARENTS DO. YEARS OF HARD WORK PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN'S DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, IRREVERSIBLY GONE THANKS TO YOU. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS. IGNORANCE OF TECHNOLOGIES YOU CHOOSE TO DEPLOY IS NO EXCUSE. FLORIDA'S CONSTITUTION STATES EVERY NATURAL PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO BE LET ALONE AND FREE FROM GOVERNMENTAL INTRUSION IN THEIR PRIVATE LIFE. WORST THAN THAT, YOU MANDATE INTRUSION FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COMPANIES THAT COLLECT RESEARCH AND SHARE DATA ON CHILDREN. OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLOWING COMPANIES TO MONETIZE DATA COLLECTED ON CHILDREN.