Andrew Hough reports: Children as young as four could be fingerprinted to take out books from a school libaray (sic) […] The scheme is being trialled on junior classes at Higher Lane Primary in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester. Officials confirmed it is due to be extended to all pupils at the school, one of the…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK: Fingerprinting at St Martin’s School labelled as ‘Big Brother’ state
A school is accused of abusing children’s civil liberties with plans to record their fingerprints for school dinners. Such was the outrage from parents at St Martin’s School in Hutton, the idea was put on hold just a day after being unveiled while fears are quelled. The school wants to use state-of-the-art biometric finger mapping…
UK: Government yet to set ContactPoint closure date
Kable reports: The Department for Education has yet to set a timetable to abolish the controversial database of all children in England. A spokesperson for the department told GC News that, unlike ID cards and the National Identity Register, the abolition of ContactPoint does not require primary legislation. She said that necessary changes to regulations…
LCCC’s Misuse of FERPA Unprecedented
Adam Goldstein writes: The prior restraint a Wyoming judge placed on two newspapers was lifted today, which is great; but the institution that abused student privacy law to get the court order hasn’t faced consequences yet. If you need backstory: Laramie County Community College convinced a Wyoming judge to issue a prior restraint preventing two…