Gaggle is a waste of time and money, but it gives superintendents and school boards the ability to say "we're doing something" - and the staff time that's wasted is never that of the superintendent or school board.
If you read between the lines of this story, the vast majority of "alerts" from Gaggle are either false positives of kids saying something in a way that might offend adult sensibilities.
https://www2.ljworld.com/news/schools/2023/dec/19/new-security-system-that-monitors-students-computer-use-has-inundated-district-with-alerts-leader-apologizes-to-staff
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