Meaghan M. McDermott reports: Officials in the Webster Central School District went on a covert fishing expedition through the emails of school board member David Metzger, a counselor in the Greece schools, trying to figure out what, if anything, he has been saying about Superintendent Carmen Gumina and other board members behind their backs. In the process,…
Category: Youth & Schools
Success Academy released psychologists’ notes about a former student. Now, the family has filed a federal complaint.
Alex Zimmerman reports: A former Success Academy parent filed a federal privacy complaint Thursday claiming the charter network violated her daughter’s rights by releasing her education records to a reporter, including notes from psychologists and her special education learning plan. The complaint — which is unlikely to result in consequences for Success — comes in…
Amazon’s Echo for kids accused of saving information — even when asked to forget
Maham Abedi reports: Amazon has come under fire once again over privacy practices related to its Alexa voice assistant software. On Thursday, privacy advocates in the U.S. said the kids’ version of Amazon’s Alexa won’t forget what children tell it — even after parents try to delete the conversations. That’s why they’re asking the Federal…
Critics say vaccine bill will risk kids’ medical privacy. Real threat? Or red herring?
Melody Gutierrez reports: California lawmakers want more state oversight of immunizations, and under a bill they are pushing, the state would begin collecting sensitive health information of schoolchildren whose doctors have exempted them from vaccinations due to medical reasons. But that proposed data collection has alarmed some parents already opposed to state-mandated vaccinations, who question…