CBS/AP reports: A school district in Texas will begin drug testing students as young as 12 years old who are interested in playing sports or participating in other extracurricular activities. Testing will begin with the resumption of classes next month at Bushland Independent School District and will be required of students in grades seven through…
Category: Youth & Schools
Report: YouTube to pay FTC fine over kids’ data protection
AP reports: Google is expected to pay a multimillion dollar penalty from the Federal Trade Commission over its handling of kids’ information on its popular video site YouTube. That’s according to a Washington Post report that Google has reached a settlement with the agency. The FTC was reportedly investigating YouTube for violating a federal law…
OH: Legal opinion says Lorain school administrator may have violated privacy laws
Carissa Woytach reports: A Lorain Schools administrator could have violated student privacy laws, according to a legal opinion presented at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. While testifying to the Ohio Senate Education Committee last month, Rae Bastock submitted absentee data for students at Longfellow Middle School. Bastock originally was the building principal, but was recently…
NJ Top Court Rules Student Records Not Covered by Open Access
Colleen O’Dea reports: In a case with potentially broad implications for both public schools and public access to student records, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that those records are confidential and not subject to disclosure, even if redacted, under New Jersey’s public records law. Still, in limited instances and under a separate state…