The Telegram reports: A class action lawsuit over a Canada Student Loans privacy breach has been certified by the Federal Court of Canada, says Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer Bob Buckingham. Buckingham, based in St. John’s, is one of he lead counsels on the national case, which centres on the loss of a hard drive by…
Category: Youth & Schools
Student data privacy legislation held up in Louisiana House
Will Sentell reports: In the first debate that touched on the volatile issue of Common Core, a bid to tighten rules on the privacy of information about public school students hit a snag Wednesday. The Louisiana House Education Committee spent three hours discussing a plan that would limit information that local school districts could send to the…
Louisiana Senate Committee defers debate on student privacy bill
I had mentioned a number of bills in the Louisiana legislature concerning student data privacy. Here’s an update on one of them from Lauren McGaughy: The Senate Education Committee postponed a vote Wednesday (March 19) on legislation to restrict the sharing of student data. The bill: Senate Bill 449 is sponsored by committee Chairman Conrad Appel, R-Metairie. It would…
Student data privacy bills in the Louisiana legislature
Last week, Louisiana Educator compiled a list of bills in the Louisiana legislature concerning student data privacy and parental rights: HB 555 by Henry, HB 560 by Ivey, HB 946 by Schroeder, HB 384 by Cromer, and SB 455 by G. Smith prohibits certain student data collection and sharing SB 308 by Crowe and HB 591 by Henry provides for privacy rights of parents SB 449 by Appel…