This article by Danny McDonald of the Boston Globe writes about city council proposals in Boston, Massachusetts. Among the privacy proposals was a measure that would define the kinds of information school officials could share with law enforcement.
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“Western Massachusetts Writing Project: Using this uncertain moment for educational change” via Daily Hampshire Gazette
This article, co-authored by the executive board of the Western Massachusetts Writing Project, documents some of the disparities that are magnified by COVID-19 forced distance education for K-12 students. “We urge teachers to be thoughtful in the kinds of technology platforms they choose for their students, to not trade ease of use for student privacy in the rush to get online…”
Tips for using social media in the classroom – Education Week Blog
Check out this blog article about using social media in the classroom. (Disclosure – article was written by the author of this blog.)
Moodle’s new release has updated privacy tools
Moodle has documented their new privacy tools and GDPR compliance in this news release.
“Transgender teen posts video of school staff opening bathroom stall on her” via CBS News
The school claims there is more to the issue. However, due to “data privacy reasons” the school is unable to release any details that would either vindicate their actions, or give more information about the incident. Here is a link to the message the principal sent to families about the social media posts and the incident. In the letter the principal states that no students are barred from using any restroom at the school.
Here is another link to local CBS coverage of the incident.
There are videos of the incident in each of the CBS articles.
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