Parents' Perceptions of Privacy Policies and Practices for School-Issued Digital Devices: Implications for School Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital technology is becoming a central component of schooling. We measured parents perceptions of their children's digital privacy on school-issued digital devices.

Methods

We surveyed 571 parents of K-12th grade children, recruited nationally, regarding their child's use of school-issued devices. Parents reported their awareness of, and ratings of importance for, seven types of privacy policies for school-issued devices.

Results

About half (45.9%) of children were in K-5th grade and 84.9% attended public school. Most (80.7%) children used a school-issued device and 66.6% took one home during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents most often rated policies for preventing the collection of geolocation (76%) and sharing of data with third parties (75%) as "very

SUBMITTER: Utter H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature