In the canteen at Valley School in Worksop, students pay for lunch by placing the tip of their finger on an electronic scanner. It matches their print against a stored image and debits their account accordingly. No cards, no cash, no queues. “It’s a very simple system,” says head Brian Rossiter. “None of the hassle…
Category: Youth & Schools
Grand jury hands down 15-count indictment against roommate of Tyler Clementi
Tom Haydon reports: The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office today announced a 15-count indictment has been filed against a student alleged to have secretly viewed images of Tyler Clementi having an intimate encounter with another man just days before Clementi committed suicide. The defendant, Dharun Ravi, 19, of Plainsboro faces two counts each of invasion of…
U. of Ill. will appeal ruling that it must release names of applicants in admissions scandal
The Associated Press is reporting that the University of Illinois does plan to appeal a federal court order to release the names of students involved in an admissions scandal and filed for a stay on the judge’s order.
UK: Student database raises privacy concerns
Alice Kinder reports: Oxford University’s decision to add students to the University’s Development and Alumni Relations System database has provoked mixed reactions. An email was sent out to students on Thursday stating that the University will be adding information on all students to the new database “in order to facilitate better communication and engagement for…