Laurence Hammack reports: A student perturbed by a display of the Ten Commandments at Narrows High School should not be allowed to sue under a veil of secrecy, attorneys for the Giles County School Board say. In court papers filed Tuesday, the school board objected to a request by the student and one of his…
Category: Youth & Schools
Schools raise privacy concerns over NYPD spying on Muslim students
Chris Hawley and Matt Apuzzo of Associated report: With its whitewashed bell tower, groomed lawns and Georgian-style buildings, Brooklyn College looks like a slice of Colonial Virginia dropped into modern-day New York City. But for years New York police have feared this bucolic setting might hide a sinister secret: the beginnings of a Muslim terrorist…
Lawmakers Debate Whether Teens Need More Privacy Protections
Juliana Gruenwald reports: While most lawmakers agree that businesses should be required to follow special rules when dealing with children’s personal information online, a House Energy and Commerce panel was more divided during a Wednesday hearing over whether Congress needs to craft special protections for teens. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission issued proposed changes to its…
Do your kids know their rights, Tuesday edition
Seen on Law.com: If a police officer enters a party filled with 40 to 50 young people, demands that they line up, and proceeds to sniff the breath of each person to determine if they have consumed alcohol, is this a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings? Yes, according to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Read more…