Meanwhile, at AnyEducationalInstitutionMeeting, USA:

"Superintendent Addison Davis said that the Hillsborough Florida school district cannot comment publicly on specific issues because of student privacy laws and called it 'a very complex matter.' He told the crowd that silence is not meant to signify that the district doesn't care and reiterated that the district must follow rules regarding how it shares information.

"Davis gave no specifics about how or if any of the concerns students or parents raised would be addressed. While student privacy laws do limit officials from speaking about specific students, they do not prevent them from speaking about policies, procedures or district actions.

"'No one was asking him to name any students' names or any student details,' former student Rufus del Valle said. ' I felt like he was intentionally trying to reframe the discussion so it was about individual students and what was going to be done about them — rather than about the system as a whole and what sort of proactive actions were going to be taken.'

"As to what was said at the meeting, parent Jeffrey Failes noted to the Times there didn't appear to be an acknowledgement from leaders that a problem exists. Failes said he feels that it is clear students don't feel heard and change is needed."