Christopher Placek and Susan Sarkauskas report: A Batavia High School teacher who advised his students that they had a constitutional right not to fill out a school survey on risky behavior is retiring from his position, officials said. Social studies teacher John Dryden submitted his letter of resignation to Batavia School District 101 officials Friday,…
Category: Youth & Schools
Illinois school district declines to collect data on infants for Obama-linked institute
Kyle Olson reports: The River Forest School District 90 has declined to participate in a controversial data collection program involving infants. The Sun Times reports: The River Forest School District 90 board has declined participate in the first round of a data collection project by the Oak Park-based Collaboration for Early Childhood Education and Chicago-based Erickson Institute. District…
Limestone Sheriff clashes with activist group over computer program
Earlier today, I linked to a statement from EFF about ComputerCOP. Well, there’s been a reaction to EFF’s claims, it seems. Charles Molineaux reports: … Dave Maass, with the Electronic Frontier foundation, said police across the country that have spoken out for Computer Cop are pushing a product that endangers security and privacy. “This company has a business…
ComputerCOP: The Dubious ‘Internet Safety Software’ That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families
Dave Maass writes: For years, local law enforcement agencies around the country have told parents that installing ComputerCOP software is the “first step” in protecting their children online. Police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys have handed out hundreds of thousands of copies of the disc to families for free at schools, libraries, and community events,…