Palm Beach County School Board walked back a policy

PBC Parents Beat Back Bezos and Gates Owned Student-Athlete Data Collection Platform

After parental backlash at an August 17th school board meeting, the School District of Palm Beach County school board walked back a policy that would have required student athletes’ medical data to be submitted online through Aktivate, a digital platform connected to Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.

The policy would have given the two billionaire’s businesses access to sensitive information about minors, sparking concerns about data privacy and security.

The new method would have eliminated paper submission of information and limited facetime. According to the Palm Beach Post, the school board became aware of the deal with Aktivate and its effects in February but did not inform parents of the change until July.

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