{"id":239085,"date":"2026-05-04T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/nyc-public-schools-get-lousy-grade-on-protecting-student-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:35:12","slug":"nyc-public-schools-get-lousy-grade-on-protecting-student-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/nyc-public-schools-get-lousy-grade-on-protecting-student-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC public schools get lousy grade on protecting student privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYC public schools get lousy grade on protecting student privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/05\/04\/nyc-public-schools-get-lousy-grade-on-protecting-student-privacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-04 17:14:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.nydailynews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

NYC public schools suffer from glaring omissions in student data privacy policies, a new audit by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found,\u00a0raising fresh concerns about the embrace of artificial intelligence in the classroom.<\/p>\n

For example, auditors found the city\u2019s school system doesn\u2019t have written policies on risk assessment and data backups, or keep a full list of all applications used by local schools. More than a quarter of school employees skip annual cybersecurity trainings, according to the comptroller\u2019s office \u2014 and if a breach does occur, local education officials may fail to report the incident or notify families in a timely manner.<\/p>\n

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The New York State Education Department building in Albany. (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting student data is paramount,\u201d DiNapoli said in a statement. \u201cMy auditors found NYCPS needs to take additional actions to better secure the privacy and security of student data, including reporting breaches or notifying affected parties within the required time frames.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 141 breaches and inadvertent data releases between 2023 and 2025, the comptroller\u2019s office found officials delayed reporting 48% of incidents to the New York State Education Department, and held up notifying families about 11% of the time. Delayed notifications ranged from 1 to 460 days.<\/p>\n

DiNapoli issued the audit amid growing resistance to AI \u2014 and education technology in general \u2014 in public schools across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels in March provided teachers and principals with initial guidance on AI in the classroom, with a full playbook due next month. The guidance sparked protests and got more parents and teachers involved in a local movement against AI.<\/p>\n

The response led Samuels to pump the breaks on a controversial plan to open the city\u2019s first AI-focused high school. While officials have declined to release the data, the proposal\u2019s backers estimate that close to 1,000 students applied. Concerned…<\/p>\n

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