Victory for the ACLU and student privacy in the Linn State case! From their blog: The ruling is in: Linn State Technical College’s mandatory drug-testing policy is patently unconstitutional, and will not stand. After a seven-hour hearing Tuesday, Judge Nanette K. Laughrey of the Western District of Missouri granted our preliminary injunction against the public school, blocking…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK: ICO wants more students to check their credit rating and protect themselves from ID theft
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office has launched its 2011 Student Brand Ambassador campaign. Although 42% of students online in the U.K. report being concerned that personal information available about them online might affect their future employment prospects, new figures published today indicate that many students haven’t taken steps to protect themselves from the the risk…
MI: Prosecutor to seek cell records in ‘sexting’ probe
Associated Press reports a story originally reported by WCSR in Michigan: A prosecutor plans to subpoena cell phone records of students in Hillsdale and Branch counties as part of an investigation into widespread sharing of sexually explicit photos. Assistant Hillsdale County Prosecutor Megan Stiverson told WCSR for a story Friday (http://bit.ly/oxUWS1 ) that the original “sexting” incident…
Lessons not learned: teens, sex in public areas, and reputations ruined
There have been many bad laws that have been proposed in the name of protecting children. And when those proposed laws collide with adults’ rights’ or wishes, the conflict can be intense. Now a situation in Maryland reminds us that sometimes, children may, indeed, need protection – even from the consequences of their own actions. But…