Chelsea Laskowski reports: Guardianship is the principal point of a lawsuit that brought up the issue of cellphone privacy, according to closing arguments made by the plaintiff’s lawyer. On Thursday, both sides closed their case in a lawsuit trial revolving around a March 2010 incident where a sixth grader’s cellphone was confiscated and his texts…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK Teacher Shows Student’s Swimsuit Photo From Facebook To Class Assembly To Teach Her A Lesson
It’s deja vu all over again. Timothy Geigner writes: I would imagine that if a teacher wanted to convince children that the internet — which is not especially dangerous for kids — actually is especially dangerous for kids, there must be a myriad of ways to go about it. One could, for instance, simply assign a Law & Order SVUmarathon…
MO: Authorities Investigate Possible Invasion of Privacy at Fair Grove High School
Lindsay Clein and John Gerding report: Police and school leaders in Fair Grove are investigating a possible invasion of privacy during band practice. A few students have been accused of using an electronic device to record girls changing clothes. Because this is a sensitive case involving minors, officials aren’t saying much. Authorities did, however, tell…
Student-Privacy Pledge for Ed-Tech Providers Draws Praise, Criticism
Michele Molnar reports: K-12 student-privacy pledge released Tuesday and signed by prominent ed-tech providers prompted immediate statements of concern from some advocacy groups about whether self-regulation will do the job of protecting student data. The voluntary Pledge to Safeguard Student Privacy, co-authored by the Software and Information Industry Association or SIIA, and the Future of Privacy…