Parents and schools struggle with the role technology plays in kids’ lives. But a new push to keep them safe has some saying it goes too far. Schools now want to punish students caught “sexting” — no matter where they do it. The Department of Education wants to ban both cyber bullying and sexting in…
Category: Youth & Schools
Singapore: NUS apologises for gaffe
Kimberly Spykerman reports: Fresh graduate Tang Shangjun was puzzled to find an embossed credit card, and a PIN number, in his mailbox from Standard Chartered Bank slightly over a week ago. As he had not applied for any credit cards, he called the bank and was perplexed to find that the card was a tie-up…
OR Supreme Court ok’s policy to ease searches of students
Rachel Cheeseman reports: The Oregon State Supreme Court ruled that warrantless searches of students in public schools by officials need only “reasonable suspicion” rather than “probable cause,” making it easier for school officials to search property of students. The opinion of the Court, released June 10, stated that the Article I Section 9 rights of…
FTC Rejects COPPA Safe Harbor Application
The Commission has rejected the application of iSAFE, Inc. to operate as a Safe Harbor program under the FTC Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) Rule. The application was submitted to the FTC under a provision of the COPPA Rule that allows entities to request FTC approval of proposed guidelines that govern compliance with the…