Category Archives: Hillsborough Schools

Florida Education Rebranded Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning as “Resiliency”: Leading the Way with a Globalist Agenda

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Harmonica

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BREACHED: Hillsborough Schools (FL) Seventh Largest School District in USA

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Harmonica

On August 31, the country’s seventh largest school district sent correspondence to not all parents about a cybersecurity incident. Very little data is trickling out about what happened. Thirteen days later Hillsborough Schools has still not revealed when the malicious … Continue reading →

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Part II. The Quiet Culling of Children’s Classics: Are Public School Librarians the Real “Book Banners”?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Harmonica

Asking questions, listening to my kids, and trusting my instincts: this was how I discovered what was going on in libraries. In 2017 my children were coming home with very poor quality literature. They could read one of these “books” … Continue reading →

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The ALA’s Dedication to Transforming Public School Libraries

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Harmonica

Let’s take a peek into the American Library Association (ALA) and a few of its’ divisions that appear to be executing an end run around parents and restrictions intended to comply with laws protecting children from CRT, obscene, and age-inappropriate … Continue reading →

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Surveillance and EdTech Tyranny

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Harmonica

The public comments below were delivered at the Hillsborough County School Board Meeting on November 16, 2021: Privacy is a human right and essential to freedom.  Today you propose a $2.5M contract for a Camera and Access Control system.  These … Continue reading →

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Hillsborough Schools Blocks Girls’ Shot at Basketball

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Harmonica

The public comments below were delivered at the Hillsborough County School Board Meeting on November 2, 2021: Privacy is a human right and essential to freedom. BigTech snoops in your personal matters in ways you are unaware. But you are … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Hillsborough Schools: Your Skills in Stonewalling Parents are Superb!

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Harmonica

My jaw dropped when I came across School Board Member Cindy Stuart’s comments from the July 30, 2019 Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) board meeting.  Given what I know from years of research on student data security, her comment swirled … Continue reading →

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Who Holds Florida School Districts Accountable?

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Harmonica

On May 12 Boca News Now reported that a second grader hacked Palm Beach County School District’s student password system.  This isn’t the first time a Florida school system has had problems with security.  In 2018 Florida Virtual Schools “left the … Continue reading →

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Was Angelina Jolie Elected To Hillsborough County School Board?

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Harmonica

A Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) website posted a picture of Jolie as one of its school board members!  Maybe we can get an autograph if we attend a school board meeting! Is this a joke? Was the website hacked? … Continue reading →

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Teachers, Parents, Countrymen: How Much of Your Personal Data Does the School District Share?

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Harmonica

I wondered how much data Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) shares. What I found was the below excerpt in an agreement that HCPS has with a third party. The document was obtained through a public records request. “Recipient” is a … Continue reading →

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