Kathleen McGrory reports from Tallahassee: Polk County parents were apoplectic last year when they discovered the school district had been scanning the irises of students’ eyes without parental permission. The controversial practice might soon be banned. On Tuesday, state lawmakers will take up a proposal that would prohibit school districts from collecting biometric information, including…
Category: Youth & Schools
S.F. city attorney sues MeetMe.com, saying site puts minors at risk
Maura Dolan reports: MeetMe.com, a social networking site, is enabling predators to target minors, San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera charged in a lawsuit Monday. Herrerra said the New Hope, Pa.-based company MeetMe Inc. was violating California laws by relying on legally invalid consent from minors age 13 to 17 to reveal their real-time locations…
Tracking Students from Pre-K to Work Force: Swatting a Mosquito with a Drone?
Jules Polonetsky writes: New York State is working on a system that will track students from pre-kindergarten to the work force. The goals are noble. Despite the billions we spend on education, we don’t have the data to evaluate what works. But what are the risks of assembling detailed data about every student’s abilities? Privacy advocates are…
SD: House Considers Student Privacy Bill
Kealey Bultena reports: This week, the House Education committee revisits a bill focused on protecting privacy of students who take education assessments. Senate Bill 63 includes a short-list of information tests can’t require students provide. Cindy Flakoll is a lobbyist for Concerned Women for America. The group’s mission is to bring Biblical principals into public policy. Flakoll…