Quentyn Taylor comments on a news story in the UK about how educators will be granted ridiculously expansive search and seizure rights in the UK: Reading the BBC today I noticed this little gem, that is a change to the Education Bill that would allow teachers greater powers over students mobile phones in order to combatterrorism cyber bullying….
Category: Youth & Schools
Ca: ‘Passive consent’ triggers complaint
Jennifer Moreau reports: A parents’ group lead by a Burnaby woman is filing an ethics complaint over a survey on kindergarten kids. Local resident Helen Ward is the president of Kids First Parent Association of Canada. On Jan. 21, Ward made a complaint to UBC’s behavioural research ethics board about a letter sent home to…
UAE: Plan to install CCTVs in RAK schools welcomed
Sebugwaawo Ismail reports: Educational authorities in Ras Al Khaimah have welcomed the idea of installing surveillance cameras in all the emirate’s schools controlled by the RAK Educational Zone. The system, which has already been introduced in many public schools since the last academic year, will promote students’ safety while at school in addition to enhancing…
Girls Get Anonymity After Having ‘Gone Wild’
Matt Reynolds reports: Women who appeared in “Girls Gone Wild” videos while they were underage teenagers are entitled to anonymity at trial against the soft-core porn franchise they say coerced their conduct, according to a split-panel ruling from the 11th Circuit. “Anyone entering the plaintiffs’ names into an online search engine will find several links…