A student is writing an editorial for the school newspaper about student data storage. The student wants to revise the draft to organize evidence logically. Read the draft of a part of the editorial and complete the task that follows.
Securing Student Information
Public schools have always had a need to store student data. For decades, student information and grades were recorded on paper and placed in a secure location. Now, with more technology available, school systems are turning to companies that offer online storage of student data. Those systems are able to provide safe, reliable, and accessible storage of student data.
Online storage of student data is both safe and beneficial for several reasons. First, the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act limits disclosure of students’ educational records. Open access to student records is not permitted under this law. Only school districts or states can decide who has access to student data and for what reason. They decide how much data to store and for how long.long.
Some schools have signed contracts that did not specify the kinds of student details that companies could collect.collect. These contracts could allow third parties access to student data.
Choose the transition sentence that would move readers smoothly from claim to counterclaim between the two underlined sentences.