Rep. John Sellers: Schools take students’ info, introduce evil wellness concepts

To The Daily Sun,

Parents of all school districts are losing parental consent over their children. School boards are revising changes to the EHAB and JLCF policies which deals with data governance and security and wellness, respectively. They are allowing parental consent per se, but personal identifiable information could be captured by third-party vendors. They are also adding wording to include mental health and social and emotional learning where wellness was once limited to nutritional and physical health. 

These seem harmless and wonderful on the surface, but the devil is in the details. PII includes many things, i.e., phone number, address, age, sex, social security and license number, parent’s information, and so on. If you don’t consent your child loses out on education that could be beneficial. Ask the district to protect your child’s PII in all cases, no exceptions. Gaming companies are now gathering PII also. If Newfound School District can suffer a ransomware attack then maybe your child’s data is not safe at all. You heard the saying "cash is king," well now data is king in this new world and its gold to them.

Adding mental health, SEL and using Medicaid to pay for them is usurping parental consent. The wellness policy affects all children. School surveys and assessments on your child is infringing on theirs and your private personal information. Search pros and cons of SEL and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Schools now keep a database of information on your child and may be sharing it with outside sources.

NH Constitution, Part 1, [Art.] 2-b. [Right of Privacy.] An individual's right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential and inherent.

Protect your rights or lose them forever.

Rep. John Sellers

Bristol