Kade Crockford of ACLU in Massachusetts has an eye-opening piece about how lack of strong public records law in Massachusetts is making it even harder for parents and advocates to find out school district policies concerning the collection, storage, and sharing of student information. Last year, they sent out a survey, requesting information from 35…
Category: Youth & Schools
IE: Covert recordings at Limerick national school ‘not viewed’
Fintan Walsh reports: An investigation led by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner found that a County Limerick school did not meet its requirements when installing covert cameras last year. ODPC findings issued to an Ahane National School staff member said that it responded to a notification of “data security breach” in May, after…
Ohio identity-theft bill would let parents freeze access to kids’ credit records
Mark Williams reports: The victim was a constituent whose identity was stolen along with that of his daughter’s. The constituent told state Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, that he could freeze access to his credit report to block would-be thieves from opening up accounts in his name, but he couldn’t do the same for his daughter,…
State board proposes discipline for University of Oregon psychologist over record release in rape case
AP reports: A state licensing board is proposing a $5,000 fine, a reprimand and ethics training for the head of the University of Oregon’s counseling office. The proposed discipline, announced Friday, stems from allegations that Shelly Kerr released a student’s counseling records to the UO’s lawyers without the student’s permission. The student sought counseling after…