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Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests
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Natasha Torkzaban stands outside Lawrence High School, where she and other students have filed a lawsuit against the school district's use of digital surveillance software, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. - photo by AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software.