Chico Unified School District trustees have voted against using AI facial recognition and other controversial surveillance features of a $2 million security system it purchased in December. Responding to public outcry against surveillance on campus, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 18 against turning on the facial recognition feature of the cameras, none of … CUSD board bans facial recognition
An appeals court this month upheld state law and policy that protect student rights to privacy — even when that privacy pertains to gender identity. A panel of judges with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a stay in favor of law and policy that allow schools to protect the confidentiality … Appeals court upholds right to non-disclosure
For students like Andrea who identify as Dreamers – young people who came to this country as children — the increasing pressure to self-deport has created an uncertain future. And like Andrea, hundreds of thousands of people now face uncertainty as the Trump administration takes steps that threaten their ability to remain in the country. … Legal immigrants face threats, live with fear
Chicoans are honoring the memory of a 28-year-old university student and community volunteer who died Dec. 3 in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. Biological sciences major Alexandra Wynter, 28, was reported dead Dec. 3 in what the Chico Police Department has said was a fatal shooting on Warner Street. President Steve Perez said … Chico State student remembered for her generosity, work with the unhoused
White nationalist rhetoric has become common in U.S. mainstream politics – and some educators point out that it also has a long history of prevalence in the North State. Chico State University professor Shawn Schwaller said such language is now common in this “extreme political climate,” and its use has been increasing since 2016. Extremist … White nationalist speech becomes mainstream, say researchers
Shortly after Yucheng Tang moved to Chico a year ago to report for ChicoSol, he connected the traditional Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day with Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition. On. Nov. 7, his story of cultural rediscovery that showcased those traditions side-by-side won a first place at American Community Media’s (ACoM’s) annual award ceremony. In … ChicoSol recognized for culture reporting at ACoM