An Arizona lawmaker wants to impose state-level penalties to schools that release student information that’s illegal under a federal student privacy law. Republican State Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, has proposed monthly state funding cuts by as much as 10 percent for any school that the state deems in violation of the federal Family Educational Records and…
Category: Youth & Schools
Facebook defends Graph Search’s privacy controls for teens
Zach Miners reports: Facebook is working hard to assure users that Graph Search, its new search engine designed to uncover all sorts of information buried within the site, does not compromise the privacy rights of minors. “As with all of our products, we designed Graph Search to take into account the unique needs of teens…
Release of students’ names may have violated handbook
Dylan McHugh writes: The names of 13 students who admitted to involvement in the improper removal of a pro-life display were revealed in an online article by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), the national organization behind the DePaul Young Americans for Freedom chapter, which erected the display. Revealing the list of students may be a…
Elite Dalton School Breaches Privacy—And Gets Away With It
Stephanie Smith reports: Wealthy parents are fuming after the uber-exclusive Dalton School sent out an e-mail naming dozens of kids rejected by the school. Dalton — whose alumni include Anderson Cooper, Chevy Chase, Sean Lennon and Claire Danes — is known for its fiercely competitive admissions process as presided over by the admissions director, Elizabeth…