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R-0458 · registry record · verified 2026-04-18

Gaggle flags a student's unsent draft email

Gaggle surveillance software flags deleted draft email, leading to student suspension, Marana Unified School District, Arizona, 2025

Where
Arizona, United States
When
2025
System
Gaggle
Type of system
Machine learning (AI) classifier
Used by
Marana Unified School District
Domain
Education
Who was affected
Individuals
People affected
1
People named
Not identified
Brought to light by
Lawsuit, 2025-11-26
Remedy
In progress

Summary

Gaggle surveillance software, deployed by Marana Unified School District in Arizona, flagged a never-sent draft email joke written by a student at home on a school-issued Chromebook. The student was suspended despite being off campus and outside school hours. EFF filed an amicus brief arguing the school violated First Amendment and due process rights.

Sources

  1. EFF to Arizona Federal Court: Protect Public School Students from Surveillance and Punishment for Off-Campus SpeechElectronic Frontier Foundation · Originating report
  2. Kids Are Back in Classrooms and Laptops Are Still Spying on Them | WIREDWIRED
  3. Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarmsAP News

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Record

First collected
2026-04-15
Last verified
2026-04-18
Verified by
Checked by the author against the sources

Cite this record

The Witnessed Sentence (2026). R-0458: Gaggle flags a student's unsent draft email. Registry record, verified 2026-04-18. https://witnessedsentence.org/registry/r-0458/

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