L.S. v. Mount Olive Bd. of Educ., No. 09-3052 (D.N.J. Feb. 25, 2011) 2011wl677490 Abstract: A federal district court in New Jersey has decided that a social worker and special education instructor employed by the school board are liable for violating a high school student’s federal and state constitutional right to privacy. After dismissing claims…
Category: Youth & Schools
ACLU of PA Sues Two Northeast School Districts Over Unconstitutional Drug Testing Policies
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed separate lawsuits in state court today to stop two northeastern Pennsylvania school districts from randomly drug and alcohol testing students who participate in extracurricular activities, including athletics and school dances, or who drive to school. The ACLU of PA believes the schools’ policies violate a 2003 Pennsylvania…
Ferpa Does Not Prohibit U. of Illinois From Releasing Student Records, Judge Rules
Elyse Ashburn reports on a federal court order that because FERPA does not prohibit the University of Illinois from disclosing educational records of students, the university must disclose them in response to a FOIA request by the Chicago Tribune. I had blogged about the case earlier today. The judge’s analysis seemed to be that because…
UK: Schools consider invading students’ privacy yet even more
Stewart Mitchell reports: Teachers could get the right to search mobile phone content in a bid to clampdown on cyber-bullying under the new Education Bill. The bill was introduced into parliament in January and is now being honed in committees, but education officials are split over the need for Draconian rules that would would enable…