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Friday, February 19, 2010

Pennsylvania School Accused of Spying on Students at Home

Pennsylvania School Accused of Spying on Students at Home:

"If accusations made by a suit filed against Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District on behalf of Harriton High School student Blake Robbins are true, we can't imagine a single valid defense for the school system's actions. According to the court documents, Robbins was disciplined last November by assistant principle Lindy Matsko for 'improper behavior in the home.' As evidence of this misconduct, Matsko produced a photo, secretly taken by the webcam on Robbins's laptop, which had been -- like those of all other Harriton High students -- issued to him by the school.

Let's ignore the fact that the student was disciplined for extracurricular actions, already a rather absurd concept. (Imagine if your child was given detention for failing to eat her vegetables and talking back to you.) The school is not accused of tracking student's"