The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in state court yesterday on behalf of a Solanco School District (Lancaster County) sixth grader and her parents to stop the school district from requiring students who participate in extracurricular activities, including athletics and academic competitions, to submit to suspicionless, random drug…
Category: Youth & Schools
Dharun Ravi found guilty in Rutgers webcam spying trial
Megan DeMarco reports on a case that has been closely watched here: Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was found guilty today on most counts in connection with using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s liaison with another man, in a high profile case that sparked awareness of cyber-bullying and harassment of gay teenagers….
Houston lawmaker will try to close loophole exposing juveniles’ records
Jennifer Radcliffe reports that State Rep. Sylvester Turner will seek to close a loophole in Texas law that makes personal information of juveniles charged with certain crimes accessible to the public. Read more on The Houston Chronicle.
Hey Teacher (And Employer), Leave Those Facebook Passwords Alone
Kashmir Hill writes employers and schools demanding social network logins – including the ACLU Minnesota case I’ve been blogging about since yesterday. She writes, in part: The Minnesota high school student, at least, has a strong and relatively clear case. If there was no immediate threat posed by the sexy conversation she allegedly conducted…