Rob Nagle reports: A former professor for San Francisco State University is being accused of invasion of privacy over allegations that he secretly filmed students who were using the bathroom at his home. Mark Landis, 38, of San Francisco was arrested Wednesday and charged with 15 misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy, Assistant District Attorney…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parent Groups Call for Congressional Data-Privacy Hearings
Benjamin Herold reports: A newly formed coalition of parent groups issued a call Wednesday for Congressional hearings into concerns regarding inappropriate uses of students’ sensitive educational information. The group, known as the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, is also seeking improvements to the two major federal laws affecting student data privacy, as well as an overall…
Chicago State official sues UIC, claims it violated privacy law by discussing plagiarism claim
Maudlyne Ihejirika reports: A Chicago State University official is suing the University of Illinois at Chicago, accusing the school of violating federal education law by publicly discussing her dissertation and an accusation of plagiarism made by an adversary. The lawsuit, filed Monday by CSU Interim Provost and Senior Vice President Angela Henderson, claims UIC violated…
How to Protect Student Data in Education
Charley Locke reports: Last Monday, at a private roundtable hosted by data platform company Clever and digital safety nonprofit iKeepSafe, over 300 representatives from technology companies, nonprofit organizations, and four school districts across the nation came together to share perspectives on student data privacy. The roundtable afforded these individuals, all with a vested interest in the safe use…