Gaggle

2025-09-12

A 15-year-old student in Volusia County, Florida, was reportedly detained after the Gaggle student monitoring system flagged a written shooting threat on a school-issued laptop. The student reportedly claims the threat was not serious. The alert reportedly led to the student's arrest on felony charges. The system appeared to operate as designed but reportedly resulted in criminal enforcement against a minor.

2023-08-15

Sometime in August 2023, a 13-year-old student at Fairview Middle School in Tennessee was reportedly arrested, strip-searched, and detained overnight after Gaggle's purported AI-powered surveillance system flagged a private online message as a threat. The student's comment, reportedly a joke in context, was sent to law enforcement under a state zero-tolerance law. The incident reportedly resulted in house arrest, alternative school placement, and a lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest.

2025-08-01

In Lawrence, Kansas, students allege the Gaggle Safety Management AI wrongly flagged benign schoolwork, including art photos and casual messages, as child pornography or threats. The system reportedly deleted content, blocked an email records request, and led to questioning of students. Critics cite chilling effects and privacy risks. A lawsuit filed in August 2025 challenges the district's use of Gaggle as unconstitutional surveillance. Gaggle reportedly denies compromising privacy.

2023-08-15

Sometime in August 2023, a 13-year-old student at Fairview Middle School in Tennessee was reportedly arrested, strip-searched, and detained overnight after Gaggle's purported AI-powered surveillance system flagged a private online message as a threat. The student's comment, reportedly a joke in context, was sent to law enforcement under a state zero-tolerance law. The incident reportedly resulted in house arrest, alternative school placement, and a lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest.

2025-08-01

In Lawrence, Kansas, students allege the Gaggle Safety Management AI wrongly flagged benign schoolwork, including art photos and casual messages, as child pornography or threats. The system reportedly deleted content, blocked an email records request, and led to questioning of students. Critics cite chilling effects and privacy risks. A lawsuit filed in August 2025 challenges the district's use of Gaggle as unconstitutional surveillance. Gaggle reportedly denies compromising privacy.

2025-09-12

A 15-year-old student in Volusia County, Florida, was reportedly detained after the Gaggle student monitoring system flagged a written shooting threat on a school-issued laptop. The student reportedly claims the threat was not serious. The alert reportedly led to the student's arrest on felony charges. The system appeared to operate as designed but reportedly resulted in criminal enforcement against a minor.