I’d call this one from the horses-and-barn-doors dept. Tim Cushing reports: A redaction failure by a public entity has led to a request for contempt charges to be brought against a Florida newspaper and two of its reporters. The Sun Sentinel obtained a copy of the Broward County School Board’s report on the Parkland shooter…
Category: Youth & Schools
Students with Disabilities File Class Action Against ACT Test Administrator for Illegal Disclosure & Sale of Disability Status to Colleges
“I am not ashamed of my disability, but it’s my story to tell and my decision to decide when to tell it and how to tell it. ACT cannot make that decision for me or for anyone else.” — Halie Bloom, Lead Plaintiff Attorneys with Panish Shea & Boyle LLP and Miller Advocacy Group have…
Unixiz Agrees to Shutter “i-Dressup” Site and Pay Penalty to Settle Charges Under COPPA and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: On August 3, 2018, California-based Unixiz Inc. (“Unixiz”) agreed to shut down its “i-Dressup” website pursuant to a consent order with the New Jersey Attorney General, which the company entered into to settle charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The…
Illinois lawmakers Looking At How Public Schools Handle Private Data
Brian Mackey reports: Illinois lawmakers are being urged to pass tougher laws to protect student data privacy. On Tuesday, they heard stories from parents who say they have no way to protect their kids’ information. […] Ann Turner has two children enrolled in Chicago Public Schools. She says last November, her 11-year-old son was required…