Sarah Kendzior has a thoughtful piece on a topic I’ve mentioned before: does a mother’s right to tell her story or blog about her life trump the privacy rights of her child? The issue recently came to the forefront again after Sarah responded critically to a blog post called “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother” that had…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parents: Start 2013 by protecting your child’s education privacy
Sheila Kaplan is offering free information for parents and free “Opt-Out/Protect Kids” bracelets as part of her ongoing campaign to inform parents about the need to opt-out when it comes to schools disclosing students’ information. Some schools have expansive definitions of what they can disclose as “directory information” without consent under FERPA, while other schools…
Maryland law to protect children from ID theft goes into effect next week
Attorney General Doug Gansler wants to remind parents that a new law goes into effect on Tuesday to protect children from ID theft. The law allows parents and legal guardians to place a security freeze on their minor child’s credit records that would prevent identity thieves from opening credit accounts in the child’s name. In…
School searches ban looming in New Zealand
Seen on Stuff, a report from Fairfax NZ about proposed amendments to education law to clarify search and seizure in schools: School principals fear they could soon be powerless to confiscate weapons and illicit drugs from pupils, under changes to the Education Act. The Education Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, includes changes to the surrender,…