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…
Category: Youth & Schools
Qualified Immunity Bars Claims Based on Search of Student’s Facebook Account and Discipline for Private Messages
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…
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…