From EPIC: In documents filed with a federal court in Washington, DC, EPIC is challenging changes to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The revised regulations, issued by the Education Department, allow the release of student records for non-academic purposes and undercut parental consent provisions. The rule change also promotes the public use of student IDs…
Category: Youth & Schools
When a School board denies a Christian child an education in Texas, legislation multiplies
Beat The Chip says Northside Independent School District and John Jay Science & Engineering Academy (a magnet school in the district) have underestimated the resistance to RFID tagging of students – especially when it results in failing to educate a Christian kid: John Jay is simply embarassed. They underestimated the endurance run Texans will go opposed…
Albuquerque’s Solution for School Safety: Total Surveillance
J.D. Tuccille writes: Rare though they are, horrific events like the Newtown shooting inevitably provoke a variety of responses. The intent is to head off a recurrence of the sort of crime that, truth be told, very likely can’t be completely prevented, if for no other reason than that so many of the perpetrators seemingly…
Questions arise over possible release of Ryerson student’s information
FERPA protects the privacy of students in the U.S. FIPPA protects the privacy of students in Canada. They have a lot in common, as this report from the Canadian University Press indicates: The registrar’s office at Ryerson University could have violated Ontario’s privacy legislation if it released the name and program of student Alaa Hejazi…