Stephanie Simon reports: When President Barack Obama called earlier this year for a new federal law to protect student privacy in an era when children increasingly learn online, he called the concept “pretty straightforward.” But the bipartisan bill to be introduced Monday — which was drafted in close collaboration with the White House — has…
Category: Youth & Schools
UO returns student’s confidential therapy records
Josephine Woolington reports: University of Oregon Provost Frances Bronet said Friday that the UO has returned a student’s confidential therapy records to the UO Counseling and Testing Center. […] Bronet’s announcement followed national criticism and debate about whether universities should be able to access confidential health records under a federal student privacy law. […] Bronet…
In wake of Pearson brouhaha, New Jersey education officials looking into student privacy
AP reports: The New Jersey Education Department says it will do a review to make sure that students’ privacy is not compromised by a standardized testing firm that is monitoring social media for security breaches. Education Department lawyer Patricia Morgan made the announcement Thursday during a legislative hearing to review the monitoring. Read more on…
Penn State president: Nude photos could lead to expulsions
Mark Scolforo of AP reports: Some students could be expelled over the Facebook posting of photos of nude and partly nude women by a now-suspended Pennsylvania State University fraternity, the university’s president said. Eric Barron said of the webpage: “It’s very sad, and it’s very offensive.” The nude photos include some of women who are…