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Amendment Would Restrict Collection of Data on Schoolchildren

An Amendment to an education bill proposed by Senators Dodd (D-CT) and Shelby (R-AL) would require schools to give notice and obtain parental consent before allowing commercial interests to collection information on schoolchildren.

SA 457, Student Privacy Amendment.
Bill Takes On Ads at School, Wired, May 17, 2001.