Jim Holt reports: Two Saugus High School students were arrested for posting “inappropriate photos” on social media, a spokeswoman for the William S. Hart Union School District said Thursday. The ages and identities of the suspects arrested Wednesday were not disclosed, said district spokeswoman Gail Pinsker, citing student privacy laws. […] Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau…
Category: Youth & Schools
MA: Biometric Lunch Scanners Raise Parent Ire in North Adams
Tammy Daniels reports: The introduction of biometrics in the school lunch line has a number of parents concerned about privacy and big-government intrusion into their children’s lives. The school system is instituting the equipment at lunch lines this fall after more than a year of discussion about parents failing to pay delinquent lunch bills, the…
WPF urges parents to turn in a school opt-out to protect their kids’ privacy; new materials
The World Privacy Forum is urging parents and college students to exercise their right to “opt out” of schools sharing their personal directory information with third parties. “The beginning of the school year is a key time when the school information opt-out period opens up,” explained Executive Director Pam Dixon. “Parents often don’t realize that…
Judge Refuses Media Requests for Michael Brown’s Juvenile Records
Joe Harris reports: A St. Louis County circuit judge has denied two media requests to release Michael Brown’s juvenile records. In two separate motions, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a California Internet news blog sought to have the records released. Family Court Judge Ellen Levy Siwak denied both requests Tuesday without stating a reason. Read…