James Nadal reports: DNA from nearly 4,000 children, including a two year-old, was taken by Thames Valley Police over two years, figures have revealed. […] The total number of children in England and Wales who had DNA samples taken by police was 69,796 in 2010 and 53,973 in 2011. Read more on Bucks Free Press….
Category: Youth & Schools
No Fourteenth Amendment protection against schools talking to parents about student’s sexual activity – Fifth Circuit
Via Howard Bashman: “We hold that there is no clearly established law holding that a student in a public secondary school has a privacy right under the Fourteenth Amendment that precludes school officials from discussing with a parent * * * matters relating to sexual activity of the student.” So holds the majority on a divided…
Sandy Hook Families Call For Privacy Of 12/14 Crime Scene Information
The Newtown Bee reports: Twenty parents and spouses who lost loved ones at the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on 12/14 gathered together at the Capitol in Hartford on Friday, May 31, to call on legislators to pass House Bill 6424, “An Act Concerning Fees for Searches of Accident and Investigative Reports of the Department…
Who’s tracking your children?
I never thought I’d be in complete agreement with Michelle Malkin on anything, but I do agree with what she wrote in a column on the iris scanning outrage in three Florida school districts. You can read her column here. Sadly, I think too many American parents continue to be too complacent when it comes…