ACLU: Facebook search was illegal
May 20, 2013 by Claire Knight
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) contends a Washington State school administrator illegally searched a student’s Facebook profile.
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May 20, 2013 by Claire Knight
Teacher fired for running smutty website — on school laptop
April 25, 2013 by Claire Knight
A California teacher thought it would be “OK” to use school equipment to operate a website with this domain: MySluttyTeacher.com.
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Principal had no right to search cell phone, court rules
April 22, 2013 by Claire Knight
Texting in class might be against the rules. But that doesn’t automatically mean it’s OK for school officials to read students’ texts, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
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Email gaffes come back to bite school hard in court
April 17, 2013 by Claire Knight
Pointing to incriminating school emails, a federal district judge refused to dismiss a suit that claimed district officials violated the First Amendment by barring a silent protest against LGBT bullying.
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Facebook posts threaten teacher’s rape, principals’ murders
April 17, 2013 by Claire Knight
Two students in Vermont were arrested after posting threats to kill school administrators and rape a teacher. Here’s the back story that led to their arrests:
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Confession: Schools struggle with latest Facebook challenge
April 11, 2013 by Claire Knight
Need more proof that today’s students are far more tech savvy than most adults? This growing Facebook trend is causing headaches for school officials across the country.
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Victory: ACLU backs down from ‘emoticons’ cyberbullying claim
March 27, 2013 by Claire Knight
Good news: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has agreed to dismiss a claim it filed after an Indiana district disciplined students for cyberbullying classmates. Here’s what happened:
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LAUSD pays big to settle ‘lewd tasting game’ claims
March 21, 2013 by Claire Knight
Last year the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was rocked by sex abuse allegations at Miramonte Elementary School.
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‘Mean girls’ — 2 arrested for cyberbullying rape victim
March 21, 2013 by Claire Knight
Two Ohio teens have been arrested for threatening the 16-year-old who was raped by two of the school’s football players.
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‘They did WHAT?’ — teachers on the hot seat
March 19, 2013 by Claire Knight
As a professional educator, you know you can never be too careful about what you say in the classroom — especially when students have tech tools that can record your every word.
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