Julie Salomone reports: Multiple students in Bradenton were in the hospital Friday after one of them brought prescription drugs to school that morning, authorities say. Deputies say a 14-year-old gave some of the drugs to his classmates at Horizon’s Academy. […] Deputies say the student brought the drugs from his home, but have not specified…
Category: Youth & Schools
EPIC Joins Statement to Facebook, End Messenger for Kids
From EPIC.org: EPIC joined a letter with fourteen other public interest groups to Mark Zuckerberg, calling on the Facebook CEO to shut down Facebook Messenger Kids, and cease all child-targeted business operations. This coalition effort, led by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, follows reportingthat Facebook made millions of dollars by intentionally duping kids into making…
Parents denied access to their children’s medical records by law – or in some cases, just policy
Joe Cadillic sent along an article that’s a good reminder to parents to make sure that they understand their state’s laws and the policies of any doctors or hospitals they may take their children to — or that their children may contact. KCRG reports: A Coralville father recently found out he will no longer have…
States Earn Low Grades on Student-Data Privacy Protections From New Report Card
Michelle Goldchain reports: A new report card that rates states on their efforts to protect student-data privacy was released by advocacy groups this week, but an independent privacy group said those ratings don’t reflect the range of legislation and efforts being made to keep student data safe. The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and the…