Noah Feldman writes: Can Wisconsin make a sex offender who’s completed his sentence wear a GPS monitor on his ankle for the rest of his life? Reversing a lower court judgment last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit said the answer is yes. The opinion, by the influential Judge Richard Posner, presents…
Category: Youth & Schools
Muy Loco Parentis: How ‘Freakouts’ Over Student Privacy Hamper Innovation
Michael Feldstein writes: Have you ever witnessed a Ferpa freakout? Maybe you’ve had one yourself, as you worried about whether trying a new digital tool in class might violate the federal law that protects student privacy. Georgia Tech had a Ferpa freakout a few years ago. The university, which had pioneered the use of public…
UC Berkeley students file lawsuit against Google alleging illegal scanning of emails
Michelle Leung reports: In March 2014, Google fell under fire for scanning emails in Apps for Education, a collection of online tools and services that include Google Drive and Google Mail. Now, nearly two years later, four UC Berkeley students and alumni filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. on Wednesday, alleging that UC Berkeley emails were…
NY: Nyack mulls alcohol breath test at schools
Jane Lerner reports: Nyack is considering a policy that would make it the first district in the Lower Hudson Valley to require students to submit to an alcohol breath test if administrators suspect they have come to school drunk. The Nyack Board of Education has been discussing the proposal for months and weighing community support…