Adam B. Sullivan has a report in the Iowa City Press-Citizen that shows how confusing it can be to determine when a student’s educational records can be disclosed. University of Iowa leaders are standing by their decision to release grades, test scores and other personal information about an alleged criminal while one of the school’s…
Category: Youth & Schools
California amends law protecting privacy of student records
One of the bills that Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law amends California’s law on the privacy of student records. The purpose of the amendments was to align permissible disclosures with federal law (FERPA). You can read the text of the new amendments here.
Pasco teacher fired over Facebook snooping (updated)
There was a small item on Bay News 9 that caught my eye: The Pasco County School Board has fired a high school Spanish teacher who was accused of snooping on her students’ Facebook accounts. Angelica Cruikshank, who taught Spanish at Land O’ Lakes High School, was let go Tuesday. Attorneys said Cruikshank wanted to…
Ca: Concealed cameras in school washrooms have been removed, board says
Janet Bagnall reports: News that there have been, and might still be, secret surveillance cameras in school washrooms has upset parents whose children attend New Frontiers School Board schools in the South Shore community of Châteauguay. Wayne Goldthorpe, director-general of the school board, admitted he was swamped with phone calls from parents Monday after a news…