Plaintiffs objected to transgender students using school bathrooms in accord with their gender identity claiming a right of privacy. The district court denied an injunction and they appealed. The Third Circuit affirmed because there was no infringement on their privacy rights. The privacy cases plaintiffs cited were “wholly unhelpful to our analysis.” Read an excerpt…
Category: Youth & Schools
How does your school secure students’ personal data?
Gary Stern reports: Only one parent came to a “public forum” Wednesday in Harrison about the state Education Department’s efforts to protect student data from theft and misuse. Since protecting our personal information is one of the hottest issues of the day, and parents generally want to look out for their kids, we’ll chalk up the…
Scholastic Makes Misleading Privacy, Security Claims in Services Directed to Children
Doug Levin dives into Scholastic.com, and his findings should be of concern to all of us. He writes, in part: This analysis focuses on a sample of online-only games and services (including publicly visible forums and chat rooms) offered by Scholastic within the subdomains at *.scholastic.com, as well as related mobile-specific apps. All would appeal…
Kids who cross the border meet with therapists and social workers. What they say can be used against them.
Ella Nilsen reports: Undocumented kids in custody at the border think they’re getting help when they talk with a social worker or clinical psychologist, but what they say is often used to keep them in detention longer or even deport them, lawyers who work with these children say. “They’ll encourage the kids to open up…