As seen on The Independent: Singapore — A River Valley High School (RVHS) student requested for reporters to “be more understanding” of their situation after getting photographed while they walked out of the school following the killing incident of a student. A 13-year-old Secondary 1 student at RVHS was killed on campus on Monday (Jul…
Category: Youth & Schools
Some states move to block Covid-19 vaccine requirements in public schools
Jacqueline Howard reports: As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to university. A CNN analysis has found that at least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma and Utah — have enacted legislation this year…
MD: Montgomery County Public School parents help lead push for better federal student privacy protections
Caitlynn Peetz reports: Some Montgomery County parents are leading a push for more stringent privacy protections for students after discovering what they call “massive failures.” On Friday morning, 14 parents from nine states filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education, raising concerns about the personal information gathered about students on online platforms, stored for…
This Manual for a Popular Facial Recognition Tool Shows Just How Much the Software Tracks People
Alfred Ng reports: In 2019, the Santa Fe Independent School District in Texas ran a weeklong pilot program with the facial recognition firm AnyVision in its school hallways. With more than 5,000 student photos uploaded for the test run, AnyVision called the results “impressive” and expressed excitement at the results to school administrators. “Overall, we…