PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Beaverton father is suing the Beaverton School District over its new digital hall pass system, warning it raises serious student privacy concerns and could create opportunities for abuse.
As first reported by KOIN 6 News, Jeffrey Myers filed the lawsuit in April after his daughter, a Mountainview Middle School student, described the new system. Students are now required to request permission to leave class—whether to use the restroom, visit their locker, or go to the health office—through the StudentVUE app on their Chromebooks. Teachers approve requests for up to five minutes.
The district describes the system as a modern alternative to traditional paper hall passes, but Myers says it goes far beyond that, tracking students’ movements, habits, and behavior in a way parents were never informed about…