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…
Category: Youth & Schools
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…
Colorado student data privacy bill one step away from governor’s desk
Yesenia Robles reports: The state House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that will limit the student data that technology companies will be allowed to collect, use or sell for commercial purposes. The data privacy bill, Senate Bill 173, was already approved by the Senate. The bill will have to pass a counted vote on…
Is the online surveillance of black teenagers the new stop-and-frisk?
Rose Hackman reports: Critics say the NYPD’s trawling of social media for gang activity – affecting children as young as 10 – is disproportionate and may amount to racial profiling. Read more on Raw Story. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for this link.