What does lightspeed even do that is harmful enough to cause multiple petitions to ban it from FCPS schools? To put it simply, its spyware. It can be set up to see your screen on any computer with a fcpsschools.net google account currently signed in. Your school computer, a home PC, your phone; Any device you can think of, it can do it. To my knowledge, it can also be set up to be able to see your location on any device that is or has been signed into your account. What are the implication of this? To list just a few, ineffective teaching because teachers are constantly checking lightspeed instead of actually teaching, preventing students who may be overwhelmed from taking brain breaks to calm down, and a lack of trust between the teacher and student. All of these effects are incredibly harmful to the student and their mental health. Name it what you want, you can't deny the facts. Listen to your students. If you want them to pass your classes, which you lie to us in by the way, but thats a petition for another day, then remove lightspeed. It has also come to my knowledge that parents are able to request a summary of their kid's search history, activity, etc. This removes a safe space for students, and can even end up with students getting abused, neglected, or, in extreme cases, killed. I would like to add that none of this is AI generated. This is all hand written, using knowledge and viewpoints from multiple students. Thank you.