Tom Porter of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network has a piece on a new law that comes into effect in Maine next week that will enable the state Department of Education to track the progress of students using their social security numbers. While the law makes it optional for students and parents to provide schools…
Category: Youth & Schools
New Maine privacy law goes too far, lawsuit says
The new Maine law intended to protect the personal information of minors, often referred to as the Maine Predatory Marketing Law, is now under legal fire in court. The Portland Press Herald reports: Four groups are mounting a challenge in federal court to a new Maine law that would make it illegal to collect or…
Teen admits shooting upskirt images
A 15-year-old Emmaus High School student who admitted in juvenile court Friday that he took hundreds of upskirt photos and videos of female classmates and teachers was electronically shackled by a Lehigh County judge. While his final punishment must still be decided, Judge Kelly L. Banach ordered the Upper Milford Township boy not to use…
Parents question school district’s selling of student info
A new parents’ group is being formed to oppose many of the Sioux Falls school district’s policies, including its controversial practice of selling student lists to outside groups. Parents have called schools this week with questions about the issue, but most have decided to keep their students’ information listed after the policy was explained to…