Idaho Statesman staff report: The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a policy aimed at protecting public school students’ personal information and data. The policy, which covers public and charter schools, governs collecting, using and sharing student information. Read more on Idaho Statesman. For purposes of the policy, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes: a…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parents present Letter of Complaint opposing processing of student data
Always interesting to read how parents in other countries are attempting to protect student privacy. This story is out of Malta: The Association of Parents of Children in Church Schools (APCCS) has presented a Letter of Complaint – signed by over 2000 parents and legal guardians of minors, currently attending educational institutions in Malta and…
PSA: Opt-Out 2014: Protect Children
Parents have the right under FERPA to opt their child out of directory information. To learn more click here: http://www.opt-out-now.info
Opinion: Protecting Kids in the Cloud
Shawn Day writes: At fewer than 300 words, the proposal seemed simple enough: Protect student privacy and restrict companies’ ability to use students’ data. The plan – sponsored in the House by Del. David Yancey and in the Senate by Sen. John Cosgrove, both with bipartisan support – failed in committees last winter. But the…