An editorial in the Fairfield Citizen includes: … in its stampede to secure federal money to protect students from both pornography and each other, the Fairfield Board of Education seems to have given little if any thought to the civil rights of students and their parents. Proposed revisions to the schools’ Internet policy would include not only school…
Category: Youth & Schools
Supreme Court of Canada upholds children’s privacy, allows cyberbullying victim to proceed anonymously
David T. Fraser writes: The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in AB v. Bragg Communications, 2012 SCC 46 has just been released and the Court has allowed the appeal in part. The decision supports the right of a child victim of cyber-bullying to proceed in the civil courts anonymously. Read more on Canadian Privacy Law Blog.
Case highlights differing laws protecting education records
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…
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.