Thomas Mier reports: Former state legislator Sebastian Ridley-Thomas has accused USC of violating his rights as a student by disclosing private information to the media, the latest development in a string of controversies surrounding the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Ridley-Thomas. The accusation follows reports from the Los Angeles Times that Ridley-Thomas, a former…
Category: Youth & Schools
AU: ‘It was creepy’: the parents opting out of technology in the classroom
Henrietta Cook reports: Earlier this year, Marie-Claire discovered her eight-year-old daughter was being filmed at school without her permission. Well-meaning teachers uploaded the footage to Seesaw, a popular app founded by a former Facebook executive which sends parents regular updates on their children’s progress. This includes test results, photos of students’ work and clips of…
Mo: St. Louis University will put 2,300 Echo Dots in student dorms
From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept., Christina Bonnington reports: St. Louis University is getting into the smart speaker and connected living space trend in a big way. The university announced plans to put a total of 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in all the student dorms and apartments on campus this week. It’s a curious move that may…
Good Spirit identified threat suspect in letter to parents, Privacy Commissioner says
CTV reports: The Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner has determined that the Good Spirit School Division breached a student’s privacy in a letter sent home about a threat to the school. The report from the privacy commissioner released Aug. 9 says the school division sent home a letter about a gun threat in early 2018. The letter…