The Duty of Care: Leading a Human-Centered Safety Ecosystem

The mandate for K-12 leaders has evolved beyond digital safety to the ethical governance of student well-being. Building on national conversations about the tension between protection and privacy, this Mobile Mega Share focuses on collaborative solutions that make ethical governance actionable at the district level. From the practitioner perspective, learn how Rochester City School District, a 23,000-student district, used a tiered intervention and response model to transform digital alerts into a human-to-human support system, moving from central office governance to building-level response teams that provide immediate, compassionate care. From the industry perspective, get an early look at the goals and governance frameworks of the new 1EdTech Student Security Task Force, including data minimization and why human-verified alerts are essential for protecting privacy and preventing algorithmic bias in crisis intervention. Leave with a replicable model for district and school response teams and a roadmap for shifting from surveillance to proactive, sustainable care.