Benjamin Herold reports: A proposed overhaul of the country’s primary law protecting student-data privacy is being circulated for feedback, offering yet another sign of the federal government’s interest in reshaping the legislative landscape around this hot-button issue. The “discussion draft” of a bill that would rewrite the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA,…
Category: Youth & Schools
Horrific privacy breach by Tewksbury Public Schools
Okay, this is really bad, on multiple levels. Brendan Foley and Jayne Miller report: Tewksbury Public Schools face angry parental backlash following the release of private student information online last week. A document included in a 222-page School Committee packet remained online for the better part of a week, before being taken down Monday. Awareness…
NY: Clarkstown mom wants school trustee out over email leak
Mareesia Nicosia reports: A Clarkstown school district parent is calling on a Board of Education member to resign after officials said he wrongly forwarded her private email about concerns in her child’s school. The Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday to investigate how Allison Jaynes’ email to board members, the superintendent and the…
Ca: Police not notifying students of privacy breach
Ashley Fitzpatrick reports: An unknown number of Holy Heart of Mary High School students became part of police tactics in 2012, leading to an investigation and criminal trial in 2014, but the students have never been told one word about it. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) used the students to legitimize fake Facebook and Hotmail…