Christina Veiga reports: With identity theft on the rise, the Miami-Dade School Board on Wednesday moved to strengthen its protection of students’ personal information. Board members unanimously agreed to direct the school district’s police and technology departments to craft ways to safeguard Social Security numbers and other sensitive student records. The proposal came from board…
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NZ: School plans microchip bracelets
Abbie Napier reports: A North Canterbury school’s plan to fit students with microchip bracelets to track their behaviour has prompted concern among parents. Swannanoa School wants to use silicon bracelets as part of a scheme to reward good behaviour, minutes from a Parent Teacher Association meeting show. Teachers would use portable scanners to add points…
NYSED issues preliminary Parent’s Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security
Gary Stern reports: The state Education Department has produced a last-minute, preliminary “parents’ bill of rights” on the use and security of student data – hours before a legally imposed deadline to do so. Ken Wagner, deputy education commissioner, sent an email to superintendents and other education officials on Tuesday evening alerting them that a…
U. Delaware Student Arrested For Putting Cameras In Bathrooms
Fox News reports: The University of Delaware Police have arrested a campus peeper. They said a grad student put hidden cameras in campus bathrooms for the past two years. The university’s students learned about the arrest and the invasion of privacy Friday following a month long investigation. Read more on MyFoxDC Among its efforts, the…