James Steyer of Common Sense Media has an OpEd in the Baltimore Sun. It begins: Among the bills awaiting action from Gov. Larry Hogan‘s desk is House Bill 298, a proposal that does more harm than good when it comes to keeping kids’ private and personal information out of the hands of technology companies. Governor Hogan should veto…
Category: Youth & Schools
Right to privacy in Vietnam media: we are still failing our children
Thanh Nguyen writes: Earlier this month a national TV channel came under fire for a news report on some 17-year-olds smoking shisha. While the problem was whether VTC14’s reporter tricked the children into smoking to stage the report, it was a rare case in which a Vietnamese media agency was openly criticized for violating ethical…
MO: Students hack into classmates’ email accounts, cyberbully Belton Middle School seventh grader
Melissa Stern reports: A metro mom says some students have taken cyberbullying to a whole new level. Her daughter is the victim, and she says school-issued technology is to blame. Amy Laughlin says school-issued iPads at Belton Middle School have become more problematic than useful. Her daughter in the seventh grade says she’s receiving bullying emails…
GA: Carroll County Schools Will Randomly Drug Test Students
The Inquisitr reports: Gradick Communications announced last year that Carroll County schools were considering a random drug test policy for all the schools in their district. As of this week, according to WSB-TV, the plan is officially approved, and will go into effect in the fall. Read more on Inquisitr, who try to address the constitutional issue by including a recap…