For those who thinking tracking their kids is a good idea or who just want to learn more about what’s out there, Jason Kincaid has an article on TechCrunch, “YC-Funded Whereoscope Gives Parents An Easy Way To Track Where Their Kids Are.”
Category: Youth & Schools
UK: MSP accused over letters to pupils
At first blush, this report from the UKPA in the Kilmarnock Standard sounded like data protection possibly run amok: A Government minister has called on Labour’s Karen Whitefield to resign from Holyrood’s Education Committee after accusing her of breaching data protection rules by writing to schoolchildren. The MSP sent letters of congratulations to primary seven…
UK: Choosing data protection over child protection
Matilda Battersby writes: ContactPoint, a £224 million government database containing records of all UK children, will be switched off at noon today. One of the boldest moves made so far by the new Coalition Government in its first 100 days of power, the decision to scrap Labour’s ambitious child protection initiative is being greeted with…
Dad Fights Suspension Over Party Photo
Adam Klasfield reports on yet another lawsuit based on a school attempting to punish students for what they do outside of school and on their own time: A high school girl was suspended from extra-curricular activities for two years based on a bogus “good conduct policy” implemented after the superintendent found a photograph of her…