Jack Phillips reports on the latest stupidity from a public school district in the U.S.: One school district in Illinois reportedly removed the doors to bathroom stalls after a student allegedly made a school shooting threat. After a note detailing the threat was discovered in the bathroom at Beardstown High School, officials removed the doors,…
Category: Youth & Schools
New Resource: Policymaker’s Guide to Student Data Privacy
With all the energy and passion about student privacy and data protection this week, I was thrilled to hear that the Future of Privacy Forum has released a new Policymaker‘s Guide to Student Data Privacy. I missed the webinar that coincided with the launch because I was at the International Privacy + Security Forum, but I…
Therapist/Child Confidentiality in Custody Cases: Who Should Hold the Waiver Privilege?
Daniel H. Stock writes: When Pat Benatar sang “Hell Is for Children” (1980, Giraldo, Benatar, Capps, BMG Rights Management), she might have been referring to the plight of minors in custody litigation. It only gets worse for children in custody fights who are in psychotherapy and want to keep communications between themselves and their therapists…
Nashville appeals to the state Supreme Court to stop sharing student contact information with state-run district
Laura Faith Kebede reports: Nashville school leaders have appealed to Tennessee’s highest court to keep from sharing student information with state-run charter schools. Lawyers for Metro Nashville Public Schools appealed their case to the state Supreme Court on Friday. The court will now have to decide if they want to take up the case, but…