Quiz — Chapter 37: Children Under the Gaze

Total: 100 points. Point values noted per question.

Part A: Multiple Choice (3 points each)

1. The "surveillance double bind" for children refers to:

a) The tension between parents' and schools' competing claims to monitor children's behavior b) The fact that children are among the most surveilled populations while having the least capacity to contest surveillance c) The contradiction between children's privacy rights under COPPA and their parents' right to monitor them d) The difficulty of distinguishing protective from controlling surveillance in school settings

2. FERPA, enacted in 1974, governs:

a) The privacy of any personal data collected by technology companies from minors b) The collection of personal information from children under 13 by online services c) The privacy of student educational records held by federally funded educational institutions d) The use of biometric identifiers in school settings

3. Which of the following best describes the "school official" exception to FERPA's disclosure restrictions?

a) It allows school administrators to access records without parental consent in emergency situations b) It has been interpreted to allow sharing of student records with third-party vendors providing services to the school c) It permits law enforcement access to student records when investigating violent crimes d) It allows teachers to view student records without parental consent in ordinary instructional contexts

4. Gaggle is best described as:

a) A content filtering system that blocks students from accessing inappropriate websites b) A parental control platform that monitors children's social media activity c) An AI-powered system that screens student emails and documents for concerning content d) A biometric identification system used in school cafeteria payment

5. Research on the racial impact of School Resource Officers in schools has found:

a) SRO presence correlates with reduced arrest rates due to better student-police relationships b) Black students are approximately 3.6 times more likely than white students to be arrested at school c) SRO presence has no statistically significant effect on discipline or arrest rates d) The racial disparities in school arrests are explained by corresponding behavioral differences

6. The developmental argument against comprehensive school surveillance holds that adolescent identity development requires:

a) Complete freedom from all forms of monitoring during school hours b) Privacy, risk-taking, and autonomy — conditions that comprehensive surveillance constrains c) The capacity to access all information on the internet without filtering d) Separation of school and home monitoring systems

7. COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) applies to:

a) All data collection from anyone under 18 by any entity b) Educational institutions' collection of student data under FERPA c) Operators of websites and online services directed to children under 13 d) Social media platforms' treatment of minor users between 13 and 17

8. The Proctorio remote proctoring controversy during COVID-19 included documented evidence that:

a) Students were cheating at dramatically higher rates in remote than in-person settings b) The AI behavioral analysis systems had higher false-positive rates for students of color c) Most universities' academic integrity policies did not apply to remote examinations d) Remote proctoring had no measurable effect on exam performance outcomes

9. The "school-to-prison pipeline" describes:

a) The direct employment relationship between private prisons and school resource officers b) The pattern by which school disciplinary practices disproportionately funnel Black and Latino students toward criminal justice involvement c) The practice of selling student behavioral data to law enforcement agencies d) The career trajectory of students who begin criminal activity during their school years

Part B: True/False with Justification (4 points each)

10. True or False: FERPA's protections fully govern the student data held by third-party educational technology vendors.

Briefly justify your answer (2–3 sentences).

11. True or False: The distinction between "protective" and "controlling" surveillance is sufficient to evaluate school monitoring systems.

Briefly justify your answer (2–3 sentences).

12. True or False: The cafeteria biometric payment systems described in the chapter present no significant consent problem because using the cafeteria is voluntary.

Briefly justify your answer (2–3 sentences).

Part C: Short Answer (8 points each)

13. Explain what the chapter means by "internalized self-regulation" vs. "externalized compliance" in the context of child development. How does comprehensive surveillance potentially affect the development of each? (150–200 words)

14. The chapter describes Jordan mapping their surveillance history from elementary school through Hartwell University. What was the most significant insight Jordan gained from this exercise, and what does it reveal about normalization as a surveillance dynamic? (150–200 words)

15. What is a "privacy impact assessment" in the context of school technology adoption? What would a meaningful PIA process look like, and why does the chapter characterize it as "best practice" but note it is rarely conducted? (150–200 words)

Part D: Extended Response (choose one, 14 points)

16. The chapter presents several arguments that comprehensive school surveillance may harm children's development. Write a response from the perspective of a school administrator who believes that robust monitoring is necessary and justified. What are the strongest arguments for school surveillance? After constructing this argument, identify its two most significant weaknesses. (300–400 words)

OR

17. Using the six-question framework from Section 7.1 of the chapter, evaluate GoGuardian's Beacon feature (which monitors student browsing for self-harm indicators and sends alerts to school counselors). Apply each of the six questions in turn, then reach an overall assessment of whether Beacon represents protective or controlling surveillance — or both. (300–400 words)

Answer Key and Rubric available in Instructor Resources.