From EPIC.org: EPIC submitted a detailed statement to the Department of Education in response to a request for public comment on a proposal to expand exemptions in a law that protects the privacy of student information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act limits the release of students’ educational records. However, the Department of Education has proposed…
Category: U.S.
Teacher who video-recorded disruptive student suing over job loss
Susan Snyder reports: Teacher Harry Drake became so frustrated with disruptive behavior in his Philadelphia public school classroom that he turned a video camera on the students. A male student lunged at Drake and grabbed the camera, and a struggle ensued. But it wasn’t the student who got in trouble. […] While it has…
Coming up Tuesday: SCOTUS hears data-mining case Sorrell v. IMS
Lyle Denniston writes: The Supreme Court holds one hour of oral argument on Tuesday on the scope of constitutional protection for the modern phenomenon of “data-mining,” the creation of usable information out of masses of stored computer entries. The case is Sorrell, et al., v. IMS Health, et al. (10-779). Arguing for the state of…
FL: Justices reject evidence discovered by drug dog
Bill Kaczor of Associated Press reports: Citing a lack of state standards for drug-sniffing dogs, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out evidence a canine detected against a Panhandle man. It was one of two warrantless search and seizure cases the justices decided Thursday. Both set new guidelines for such cases. While the 5-1…