Open scrutiny of net usage?

Schools have to disclose records of past internet access of students.

HOW MANY businesses or households could live with having all their staff's dirty laundry open to public scrutiny? Especially when they are responsible for ensuring that their responsibilities to their vulnerable clients are met in an increasingly self-directed learning environment...

COURT RULES SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST RELEASE NET RECORDS

A New Hampshire court has ruled that James M. Knight, the father of a public school student, may have access to the Internet History Log Files (IHLF) of all students who used school district computers to access the Internet. The ruling could set a precedent in online privacy rights. The judge in the case, Gillian L. Abramson, determined that the state's "Right-to-Know" law covered the IHLF records. Defendants had argued that state and federal privacy laws prohibited the release of the files. The court also ruled that students have no right to expect privacy when using school computers because the district's Internet and Acceptable Use Policy states that communications will be monitored. (Newsbytes, 6 November 2000)

from Edupage, 8 Nov 2000

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