Jay Rey reports: The federal magistrate behind the controversial order to release names and admissions scores of hundreds of students from City Honors and Hutchinson Central Technical School is now raising privacy concerns, as well. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy also rebuked Buffalo Public Schools for not bringing up this issue before his…
Category: Youth & Schools
Authorities: Student privacy laws hinder efforts to stop school shootings
Adam Owens report on WRAL. And yes, expect to see at least some folks saying that we need to revamp or weaken FERPA so that we can prevent school shootings. Of course, they could just strengthen the laws prohibiting guns, but hey…. Seriously: when you drill down into it, it’s not FERPA (the federal law…
New York State Education Department’s student data privacy law, Education Law § 2-d, and the Parent’s Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security
As lawmakers run in place, databrokers and third-party vendors are sprinting ahead in the ways they collect and use students’ personally identifiable information, which includes student directory information. — Sheila Kaplan, Education New York Sheila Kaplan (@SheilaLKaplan on Twitter) is a long-time student privacy advocate. For the more than one decade that I have followed…
More school districts turn to online security services to monitor threats
Amelia Harper writes: With the 2017-18 school year going on the books as the deadliest school year in decades, school leaders are looking at ways to prevent more school tragedies. The need to protect the lives of students and teachers has caused school districts to examine a number of solutions, including the increased monitoring of…