Posted on 02/24/2010 7:32:11 AM PST by ShadowAce
stryde.hax has done a great job here. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Never underestimate the creativity of public education administrators (government workers) to extend and enforce their control over their charges. “Mandatory” public education provides a constant and unending source of captive subjects.
I’ve seen some interesting accusations about the family who brought this suit against the district. Regardless of their track record or their motivations it is clear they were the recipients of public educations obfuscation and denial strategy. The only language the system recognizes is a good lawsuit and even then that is tenuous. They believe they are omnipotent and above the law and never hesitate to act on it. Most times there is no recourse but to sell your house and move away.
Whether due to purposeful action on the district’s part to violate privacy rights or due to pure stupidity, they are in a heap of trouble. Let them be an example and serve as a warning to others. Left unchecked government run education is frequently a danger to the well being of children and their families. “Children First” is the myth they hide behind. Don’t listen to what they say, watch what they do. . . very carefully.
When I first hear about this I assumed that the Plaintif’s attorney was spinning - that no school would be crazy enough to spy on students at home. It appears I was wrong.
The schools are controlled by the Leftards, who as we all know, are the enemies of the U.S. Constitution.
It seems to be this system can be defeated quite easily—a piece of electrical tape over the webcam.
Yeah, it takes about 3 seconds of thought to solve this problem. It will probably cost tax payers millions and millions in studies, panels, recommendations and failed technological solutions.
And the parents or kids will then just do exactly what you said...
That would assume that you knew about the threat. The families were never informed the district had the ability.
So could some school tech perp spy on girl students undressing in the privacy of their bedroom?
They’ll claim ignorance of the law. That will be their defense, and they’ll think that’s sufficient. After all, they are public school teachers and administrators. They are only checking up on the children for their own good, since parents are too ignorant, shiftless, and lazy to do so, even in a school district where the parents are probably much better educated than they are.
I bet a lot of people are losing sleep over this. There should be “zero tolerance” for this type of criminality. We aren’t talking about plastic knives in lunchboxes or drawings of guns or fake drugs. We are talking about real criminal behavior and ignorance is no excuse.
Sounds like it’s very possible—if not probable.
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What? That makes it OK for the school district to impose this kind of totalitarian requirements on its students?
They will also claim that the parents/student are crazy/menace/troublemakers/unreasonable. The first thing they do is make you think you’re the crazy. Even many, many years later it is clear to me that process must be taught in Education Administration 101. Rules of engagement: deny, obfuscate, meet complaints with steely silence, claim there’s nothing they can do, blame the victim and then offer pity. Once parents are wild eyed and crazed with frustration and anger, dismiss them as wackos. Case closed.
On the contrary—Just suggesting a temp fix while the legalities are being sorted out.
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