Another potential game-changer, reported by BBC: A Northern Ireland man has launched a legal challenge to compel Facebook to stop his teenage daughter using the site or publishing suggestive images. The social media company should be forced to do more to stop the 13-year-old girl having highly sexualised contact with men, the High Court heard….
Category: Youth & Schools
University of Iowa halts practice of sending student information to sheriff
Well, that was fast. Less than one day after the Des Moines Register published an investigative report revealing how the University of Iowa was sharing information on students and employees with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department if they applied for a gun permit, the university has halted the practice while it seeks input from the U.S. Education…
Top 5 ways schools can protect student privacy in the digital age
Cameron Evans writes: New technologies offer great potential in the education setting, providing students and teachers with more opportunities for connection, more interactive ways of learning and anytime-anywhere access to education resources and tools. As a new generation of technologies rapidly makes its way into schools, administrators also need to ensure student data is secure…
University of Iowa gives private student data to Johnson sheriff
Mind-boggling. While many schools improperly use FERPA to withhold information, at least one university is just handing information without ensuring that it has signed waivers or consent to do so. Clark Kauffman reports: The University of Iowa has been quietly sharing federally protected student information with Johnson County law enforcement officials who handle gun permit…