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Can schools share data?

Schools often collect a lot of personal data on students, from grades to health info. Sharing this with AI companies like Anthropic, even for tools like Claude for Teachers, raises big privacy questions. While Anthropic says they won't train models on classroom data, parents and teachers worry about what happens to sensitive student information and who ultimately controls it.

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Anthropic launched Claude teachers in US

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What is FERPA? What are data anonymisation rules? Can schools be sued for data breaches?

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