A new policy is going into effect in the Kingston City School District. Meredith Saldana explains: Here’s how it works, parents will first receive a permission slip for their child to be tested. “[…] All students involved in activities like sports or even band and choir, will now have to take a drug test and…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK teachers’ union says no to bill allowing searches of student mobiles
Carole Theriault writes: The UK teachers’ union, NASUWT, calls government plans to allow teachers to search and even delete content on student mobile phones “reckless”, according to the BBC. The education bill introduces the following measures in order to help combat cyber-bullying: (6E) The person [eg, a teacher] who seized the item [eg, ‘an electronic device’ belonging…
Survey: Only One-Fourth of K-12 Educators Teach Kids About Cyberbullying
Despite the media spotlight on cyberbullying, only 26 percent of K-12 teachers say they’ve taught kids how to handle online harassment over the past year, says a survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Microsoft. At the same time, only 15 percent of educators said they’ve spoken to students about web content, including…
AU: Doubts raised about school search plan
Dan O’Sullivan reports: The state government’s proposal to increase the search and seizure powers of teachers and principals outside school grounds has been met with a mixed response from local schools and police. The legislation being debated in Parliament will allow principals and teachers to search for weapons in parents’ cars in an attempt by…