Bradley Shear writes, in part: The most comprehensive student privacy law is the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which was enacted in 1974 when educational records were generally physically static and contained a limited number of data points about students. While technology has drastically changed during the last 40 years, FERPA has…
Category: Youth & Schools
WV: Student anti-drug survey has some parents concerned about personal privacy issues
Jessie Shafer reports: A survey given to students in our region has some parent’s calling our newsroom, asking if the survey questions are a bit too personal. “I go to church or synagogue… Most days I’m alone at home for an hour or more… A doctor said that I’m overweight.” These are just a few…
FL: Orange County Public Schools to monitor students on social media
From the it’s-for-the-kids dept.: Daniel Dahm reports: The Orange County school district is now monitoring students’ social media messages in an effort to curb cyberbullying, crime on campus and suicide. Orange County Public Schools announced Thursday that it has acquired software to monitor social media “to proactively prevent, intervene and (watch) situations that may impact…
UK: Fury after primary pupils are asked to complete radicalization-seeking surveys
Diane Taylor reports: Parents of children as young as nine have reacted angrily after schools in an east London borough asked pupils to complete surveys designed to provide clues to possible radicalisation. Waltham Forest council has been piloting the scheme in five primary schools with large Muslim intakes. The questionnaire, circulated among year 6 pupils,…