Kelley Hoskins reports: A new Illinois law aimed at stopping cyberbullying, gives schools access to kids (sic) social media accounts. Some say the law goes too far. Previously Illinois schools could take action against students if online bullying occurred, such as something posted on Twitter or Facebook during the school day. However, with the new law that Illinois legislators approved, school…
Category: Youth & Schools
State Sen. Embry Introduces Kentucky Student Privacy Act
Evan Gorman reports: State Sen. C.B. Embry, from Butler County, recently introduced the Kentucky Student Privacy Act, which would make transgender students in public schools use the bathrooms which correspond with their sex assigned at birth. “I just don’t think people of a different biological sex should, children, should be allowed into restrooms who are…
Obama to Call for Laws Covering Data Hacking and Student Privacy
Michael D. Shear and Natasha Singer report: President Obama on Monday will call for federal legislation intended to force American companies to be more forthcoming when credit card data and other consumer information are lost in an online breach like the kind that hit Sony, Target and Home Depot last year, White House officials said Sunday….
School data: revamped Malta law provides for pseudonymous data, parental consent
Malta is now light-years ahead of of U.S. states in terms of collecting, using, and securing student data. Therese Bonnici reports: The government has completely re-drafted its contentious means of gathering information on students, which had sparked widespread controversy when they were first announced. Amendments to the data protection act made this week have made…