I had tweeted about this decision last week, but I seem to have forgotten to post it on the blog as well (hey, I’m old, I forget…). Thanks to a reader who sent this in with a subject line, “i figured this would piss you and your readers off as much as it does me..” He’s…
Category: Youth & Schools
COLUMN: Students’ private information available for anyone to see
A senior at University of Kentucky has a column about the online student directory, privacy, and safety. Her commentary is a useful reminder that an exemption in the federal law that protects the privacy of students’ education records (FERPA) may pose a risk to student safety and that just because universities can reveal information does not…
Mississippi Tests Tracking Devices for Juvenile Offenders
Andrea Williams reports on an anklet tracking system in Meridian, Mississippi that’s being used as an alternative to detention for some juvenile offenders: Since the program started in March, a total of 130 house arrest monitors have been placed on juvenile offenders here; a fraction of those are repeat offenders. However, program officials say overall,…
The Worst Way To Lose A Job
Kashmir Hill writes: Back in 2009, a woman, who we will call Jane Doe, was dating a Maryland college student named Christopher Scott, who we will call a gigantic jerk. Scott “manipulated [Doe] into making a video while they were having sex,” according to a police document via Smoking Gun. He shot it using the camera…