Sarah Hull reports: A student claims Brooklyn College “forcibly” sent her to a mental hospital where she was held for 2 weeks against her will because she complained that there was a hidden camera in her bedroom – which was true. After her 2 weeks of forcible detention in a hospital, she says, the college refused…
Category: Youth & Schools
Fountain Hills student-privacy case thrown out of federal court (updated)
Mary Beth Faller reports: A federal judge has dismissed claims filed by two former Fountain Hills High School students against the school district, sending the case back to Maricopa County Superior Court. On Dec. 17, U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ruled he had no jurisdiction in the lawsuit filed by Marguerite T.M. Green and…
UK: Angus Council sought to collect samples of children’s DNA
Angus Council’s use of biometric systems continues to provoke a backlash, with one parent revealing the council asked to collect DNA samples from her child. Alliance councillor and education convener Peter Nield last week said there had been no opt-outs by parents unhappy about their children being fingerprinted for the library books and school meals systems. But the councillor’s…
Ghana: Journalists urged to respect the right of children to privacy
Mr Bright Appiah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Child Rights International, has said showing needy children in the media for medical assistance could stigmatize them for life and also this violates their right to privacy. He said the motive of appealing for aid for vulnerable children was good but the process violated their rights…