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In Fayetteville, GA, and across Volusia County, Florida, parents entered the 2025–2026 season assuming “free school” still meant zero downstream risk. That assumption just expired. Districts pushed an unprecedented, quiet rollout of extracurricular “support platforms” through a legal loophole that treats optional programs as private services.
The hidden reality: these add-ons now create data trails that follow families beyond the school gate. Local pilots turned national overnight, and the shift hits hardest where parents least expect it—after dismissal, during clubs, tutoring, and enrichment that claim to cost nothing.
