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New Jersey
School-issued electronic devices: notice that the device may record or collect information on the student
Notification on school-issued electronic devices, N.J.S.A. 18A:36-39 (P.L.2013, c.44)
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Disclosure, Retention
What it requires
- If you are a school district or charter school that furnishes a student with a laptop computer, cellular telephone or other electronic device equipped with a camera, global positioning system or other feature capable of recording or collecting information on the student's activity or use of the device, give the student written or electronic notification that the device may record or collect that information (N.J.S.A. 18A:36-39).
- Include in the notification a statement that you will not use any of those capabilities in a manner that would violate the privacy rights of the student or any individual residing with the student (N.J.S.A. 18A:36-39).
- Obtain the parent's or guardian's acknowledgement of receipt of the notification, and retain it as long as the student retains the use of the device (N.J.S.A. 18A:36-39).
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What this law does
A school district or charter school that furnishes a student with a laptop computer, cellular telephone or other electronic device must give the student written or electronic notification that the device may record or collect information on the student's activity or use of the device, if the device has a camera, global positioning system or other feature capable of recording or collecting that information.
The notification must also state that the school district or charter school will not use any of those capabilities in a manner that would violate the privacy rights of the student or any individual residing with the student. The student's parent or guardian must acknowledge receipt of the notification, and the school district or charter school must retain the acknowledgement as long as the student retains the use of the device.
A school district or charter school that fails to provide the notification is subject to a fine of $250 per student, per incident. The act took effect on the first July 1 following the date of enactment, and it was approved on .
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