Use of personal data in education

Scholen verwerken persoonsgegevens van leerlingen. Dat begint al bij het inschrijven van een leerling. In het leerlingdossier verwerken scholen de gegevens van de leerling. 

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Schools also work with digital systems such as testing programmes and pupil monitoring systems. And they use social media and apps. It is the responsibility of the schools to do this safely and with due care. They have to comply with the privacy rules. Especially since children are particularly vulnerable.

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