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…
Category: Youth & Schools
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…
Teachers’ search powers would ‘exceed those of police’
Wow. When I started reading this article, I wondered what third world country the news was from. Then I discovered it’s from the UK. Double wow. New legislation will give teachers “unprecedented” powers to search pupils that will exceed those of the police. The Coalition’s Education Bill, published last week, will dramatically extend teachers’ search…