New Rules for Schools Cause Concern in Georgia
A new order from the Minister of Education has sparked worry among some people. The order requires schools to appoint a personal data protection officer.
Pikria Chikhradze, a leader of the coalition Strong Georgia, said this move is not about protecting people’s information. She thinks it’s part of a larger effort by the government to control citizens.
Chikhradze believes that instead of making education better, the government is creating new ways to monitor what people do. She pointed out that this is similar to previous attempts by the Georgian Dream party to introduce stricter controls on media and civil society.
The Minister of Education, Science, and Youth, Aleksandre Tsuladze, introduced the change by amending an old order from 2006. According to the new rules, each school will choose a person to be in charge of protecting students’ personal data.
Chikhradze thinks this is part of a broader effort by the government to control people’s lives. She said that the government is already monitoring citizens with cameras and other tools. She believes that the only way to stop this is to have new elections and bring in a more democratic government.
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