Venkat Balasubramani discusses a case involving student privacy where, once again, school officials get a pass for violating student privacy. Here’s the background on the case, as described by Venkat: MJ was a high school student and cheerleader. On a school trip to a local news station to promote a charitable cause, the squad was…
Category: Youth & Schools
Massachusetts bill would require verbal drug screening of 7th and 10th graders
Andy Metzger and Matt Murphy report: Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday he is on board with encouraging schools to verbally screen students for substance use, a strategy pushed by Sen. Jennifer Flanagan and part of legislation set for debate next week in the Senate. […] On Friday, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means reported…
11 year olds charged with invasion of privacy for nude photo, police say
Don E. Woods reports: Authorities charged two 11 year olds for their possession of an illegal nude photo of another juvenile, police said. Police learned Tuesday that the two were in possession of and forwarded a nude photo of the other juvenile. Read more on NJ.com. Would someone PLEASE stop the madness of criminalizing what…
WY: Student Digital Information Privacy Proposal Moves Forward
Aaron Schrank reports: A proposed bill from the Wyoming Legislature’s Task Force on Digital Information Privacy would bar school district employees from requiring students to provide them access to social media accounts, smart phones or other personal digital information. Thursday, the 8-member group put the finishing touches on the policy, which will be sent on…