Eileen Buckley reports: The Niagara Falls City School District has installed high-tech weapons screening system in three schools. The district is spending $641,000 to lease but includes all future technology upgrades. Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Laurrie told 7 News that new detection units have been installed at three of his city schools, Niagara Falls High…
Category: Youth & Schools
School nurse suspended for Facebook post accused of being “transphobic”
Ben Squires reports: The Hartford Public Schools board has suspended a 77-year-old school nurse after posts she made on social media. She was accused of transphobia and failing to respect the privacy of students by commenting publicly about what is going on at the school. In a moms’ group, Kathleen Cataford, who works at Richard J…
What ECASD’s student privacy policy may mean student’s discussing sensitive issues with school personnel
Maria Blough reports on how the Eau Claire Area School District is addressing parent concerns over its student privacy policy. Some parents are concerned that their children may not talk to them about issues such as gender identity and sexual orientation. If students confide in school personnel, privacy laws would prohibit the school personnel from…
State attorneys general ask Snap and TikTok to give parents more control over apps.
David McCabe reports: A group of attorneys general on Tuesday asked Snap and TikTok to work more closely with parental control apps and to apply more scrutiny to inappropriate content on their platforms, the latest salvo in a growing fight over child protection between governments and social media companies. Attorneys general from 43 states and territories said…