FourthAmendment.com kindly pointed me to a situation in New Jersey that will be of concern to all those who care about student privacy and civil liberties: A proposal to conduct random drug tests of young students in one New Jersey town is raising some eyebrows. Students at Belvidere Elementary School could be adding drug testing…
Category: Youth & Schools
Children & Parents Sued for Alleged Hacking and Cyber-Bullying
Bridget Freeland reports: Parents of a 13-year-old Jane Doe sued two of their daughter’s classmates and their parents, claiming the parents negligently let their kids hack into Jane’s Gmail and turn it into a “Google/Buzz” account – allowing for more direct interaction – and then, posing as Jane, posted “vile, sexual and violent” comments, including…
CT Supreme Court dismisses school drug sweeps case
The Associated Press reports: Connecticut’s Supreme Court has dismissed a couple’s lawsuit over a random sweep with a drug-sniffing dog in their daughter’s high school, letting stand a lower court ruling that says the practice is legal. But the justices never had a chance to address the core questions about students’ constitutional protections and whether…
Nursing student wins Facebook placenta photo case against JCCC
Matt Campbell reports: Doyle Byrnes has every intention of resuming her nursing studies after a federal judge overturned her dismissal from the program for posting a photo of a human placenta on Facebook. The judge on Thursday shot down every argument, legal and otherwise, that Johnson County Community College had used to justify its ousting…