RT reports: Parents in Polk County, Florida are outraged after learning that students in area schools had their irises scanned as part of a new security program without obtaining proper permission. Students at three facilities — an elementary school, a grade school and a high school — had their eyeballs scanned earlier this month as…
Category: Youth & Schools
Opposition to inBloom database growing
Reuters reports that opposition to inBloom, a mammoth database that would track public school students and compile massive amounts of personal information, is growing: In response to an outcry in his state, Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White withdrew student data from inBloom in April. He’s planning to hold public hearings on data storage and…
Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water (CORRECTED)
CORRECTION: This appears to be Batavia, Illinois, not the Batavia in New York. Susan Sarkauskas reports on a case in Batavia, New York that raises some important questions: A Batavia High School teacher’s fans are rallying to support him as he faces possible discipline for advising students of their Constitutional rights before taking a school…
‘Novel’ Student Data Bill Goes to Oklahoma Governor
Joy Pullmann reports: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will consider a student privacy bill Oklahoma lawmakers passed by large margins this month. Its state-level protections are first of their kind in the nation, said John Kraman, executive director of student information at the Oklahoma Department of Education, and may provide a model for other states as…