

While not required under federal or most state laws, it is considered a best practice, the report said.

Less than half of schools-45 percent-provide a technology notice that clearly lists all of the technology products students must use, the researchers found.

It’s also hard for families to find information online about the technology their children are required to use for school and difficult to opt out of using that tech, according to the report. Although LeVassuer said she’s not sure why that is the case, it might be because schools with systematic vetting procedures wound up requiring that students use more apps, giving schools a false sense of security that the apps they approved were safe to use. But in an unusual twist, those schools that vet their tech were actually more likely to require students use apps with poor safety ratings from the Internet Research Labs.
