On September 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied in large part the motion to dismiss in M.C. 1, et al. v. Curriculum Associates, LLC, Case No. 1:25-cv-13942-FDS. The putative class action alleges that Curriculum Associates, the maker of the i-Ready learning platform used by thousands of K-12 schools, collected students’ data and shared it with Google and other third parties without the consent of students or their parents.
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV allowed claims under the federal Wiretap Act, two provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code §§ 631 and 632), the Massachusetts Right to Privacy Act, and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 93A) to proceed. The Court dismissed the claims for violation of California’s pen register provision, the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, unjust enrichment, and negligence. Karen Dahlberg O’Connell and Britany Kabakov Wessan are leading Almeida Law Group’s work on the case.
The complaint was filed on behalf of four California schoolchildren, alleging that students are required to use i-Ready at school and that the platform collects and uses their personal information and transmits their data to third parties, including Google, in real time. According to the complaint, a forensic analysis of one plaintiff’s school-issued Chromebook showed Google Analytics receiving unique user information as he performed schoolwork.
In its ruling, the Court described the data at issue as “uniquely personal,” including demographic information, academic performance, and behavior during assessments. The Court also declined to follow decisions holding that a financial motive shields a company from liability under the Wiretap Act, observing that “many crimes and torts, such as fraud and conversion, are normally committed solely for monetary gain.