Eric Campbell and Danielle Vickery report: Former Lower Merion School District student Paige Robbins on Wednesday morning withdrew her lawsuit that alleged a district laptop’s camera took photos of her undressed without her knowledge. Robbins and her parents said after a hearing at U.S. District Court in Philadelphia they plan no further legal action against…
Category: Youth & Schools
MO: Parkway’s use of fitness monitors raises privacy questions
Mary Shapiro: When is the line crossed between better health and surveillance? In early 2012, wristwatch-like devices called Polar active monitors will be used by older students in PE classes at all 18 Parkway elementary schools. District officials say the devices should help improve the students’ fitness and academic achievement. Later this school year, the…
CA: School Counselor Need Not Tell Parent of Child’s Pregnancy
Kenneth Ofgan reports: A school counselor may inform a parent or principal that a student is pregnant or has had an abortion, in order to prevent a clear and present health or safety danger, but is not required to do so and cannot be held liable for not doing so, California Attorney General Kamala D….
Data-Crazy Department of Education Throws Privacy Out the Window
Ann Kane is singing my tune: Data is king in the progressives’ world. The more they have on you, the more they can control you. A New York Post article brings to light the slippery slope of the State’s intrusion into the private lives of students and their families. Obama’s Department of Education has rewritten the rules…