Christopher Simmons reports that Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s bill, AB 1442, passed its final legislative hurdle yesterday, clearing the Assembly floor by a vote of 76-0. AB 1442 would create reasonable standards of privacy when school districts collect and analyze (or contract with a third-party entity to collect and analyze) data that students post to social-media websites….
Category: Youth & Schools
Ohio ordered to provide student data to nonprofit
Wow. Lisa Roberson reports: A district judge has ordered the Ohio Department of Education to release student data to a nonprofit organization that is fighting a decades-old class-action lawsuit in federal court. Parents may object to the release of their student’s information by Sept. 12. Columbus-based Disability Rights Ohio, which advocates for people with disabilities,…
Judge hears arguments on whether U. Montana sex assault records are covered under FERPA
From KXLH: Judge Kathy Seeley heard arguments Wednesday on whether or not records related to sexual assault at the University of Montana are covered under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Nationally known investigative reporter, Jon Kakauer, is working on a book about sexual assault at the University of Montana, and the university’s…
Give a hoot? Wise words on privacy
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand, a program for children (and their teachers): Keeping children safe on the internet is a difficult task in today’s rapidly evolving technological world. To make it easier, the Privacy Commissioner in conjunction with Netsafe and supported by the NZ National Commission for UNESCO, has developed…