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What does it mean to “discipline” a school district? Why would suing a school district incentivize them to change their behavior? They don’t personally have to
by cortesoft 6y ago
What does it mean to “discipline” a school district? Why would suing a school district incentivize them to change their behavior? They don’t personally have to pay the fine, the they would have to do the work for securing/deleting the data.
- analog31 6y agoThe threat of being penalized through the tort system encourages public awareness and incentivizes districts to do the right thing. That's what I mean by discipline.
- bogwog 6y agoAre you kidding? A lawsuit is going to hit them where it hurts most: the budget. People will lose their jobs over it, so there is very strong incentive for the decision makers not to end up in that situation again.
- fn-mote 6y agoAt least in some cases, when a school district breaks federal law and loses a lawsuit, the outcome is a consent decree with $__MM to be allocated for education about the law and rights. Police misconduct gives rise to lawsuits. I'm sure one of the hopes of the plantiffs is that they change the system. So, there is some precedent for lawsuits against public bodies in an attempt to change their behavior. I am somewhat skeptical about their utility in affecting institutional change, but there is definitely research on the subject and not just HN comments.
- alasdair_ 6y ago> What does it mean to “discipline” a school district? Fire the people responsible and make them unable to work for a district for five years.