I’m probably one of the last people you’d ever expect to raise the “it’s for the children” argument for surveillance in schools, right? But there’s a story out of New Jersey that’s all too familiar to me in my “irl” identity and work: disabled students are abused in school and because of their disabilities, cannot…
Category: Youth & Schools
Credit card companies still heavily targeting college students despite strict regulations
A new study by University of Houston Law Center Professor Jim Hawkins finds a credit card reform act has had little effect on aggressive marketing to college students. Research shows college students continue to receive prescreened mail offers and tangible gifts from credit card companies, and young consumers are still qualifying for credit cards without…
Rutgers student admits fondling sleeping roommate
Geoff Mulvihill of Associated Press reports on yet another case of invasion of privacy from Rutgers: A Rutgers student has admitted making unwanted sexual contact with his sleeping roommate and capturing video of what happened on his cellphone. Under a plea agreement entered Monday and made public Tuesday, 20-year-old Minjin Oh could face up to…
Fitchburg State student suspended after tapes of nude roommate surface
George Barnes reports: A Fitchburg State University student has been suspended from school and is facing charges for secretly video recording his roommate in the nude. James Lucas, 23, of 288 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, was arraigned Thursday in Fitchburg District Court on charges of photographing an unsuspecting nude person and unlawful wiretapping. He was released…