Posted on 03/28/2015 5:58:02 PM PDT by servo1969
O’Fallon Superintendent Dr. Darcy G. Benway recently sent this letter out to parents.
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Pursuant to Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 75/15), OTHS is required to notify parents/guardians that we may request or require a student to provide a password or other related account information in order to gain access to the student’s account or profile on a social networking website if the district has reasonable cause to believe that the student’s account on a social networking website contains evidence that the student has violated a disciplinary rule or policy.
This email serves as that notification.
Thank you.
Dr. Darcy G. Benway, OTHS Superintendent
Sure enough Illinois State Law 105 ILCS 75/15 allows schools to demand social networking passwords.
Sec. 15. Notification. An elementary or secondary school must provide notification to the student and his or her parent or guardian that the elementary or secondary school may request or require a student to provide a password or other related account information in order to gain access to the student’s account or profile on a social networking website if the elementary or secondary school has reasonable cause to believe that the student’s account on a social networking website contains evidence that the student has violated a school disciplinary rule or policy. The notification must be published in the elementary or secondary school’s disciplinary rules, policies, or handbook or communicated by similar means.
(Source: P.A. 98-129, eff. 1-1-14.)
Good.
Maybe THAT’S why the gov signed that pro-religion bill ... take the attention off of the subversion.
You usually have a pretty good head about such things ... not so much this time
What ? illinois passed a pro-religion act?
If I were there (fortunately I’m not) ... they could request or require all they want (for a kid of mine) but they wouldn’t get it ... LOL ...
Um, no. Parents shouse be the authority over children, not schools.
So in which tribunal — are parents’ objections to a finding of “reasonable cause” heard?
Shirley they jest about poor Will.
BAD
Sorry, teach, I'm taking the 5th. Talk to my lawyer.
Just change your kid’s name to “Hilary Clinton” - those sorts of rules wouldn’t then apply.
Government giving itself permission to violate your privacy. Just try to get government to respond to your complaints.
Yet another reason to explain to Low Information Voters that having government actually run education was a Bad Idea.
We are seeing government become hostile to basic liberty. Now that government has become hostile to marriage as God defines it, we must also realize that it was also a mistake to have government involved in marriage as well.
If we have separation of Church and State, we must also have separation of marriage and State, as well as education and State.
Homeschooling yet?
Get a search warrant from a Judge otherwise no dice....MY children use MY internet and I’m not giving any information about my internet service without a warrant and the advice of an attorney.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Yank those kids out of public school while you still can. Typical school loses thousands of dollars per student when that happens. Typical child gets a superior education at the same time.
Freedom. Live it or lose it.
How the hell do you think violating anyone civil rights and right to privacy is a good thing? Fricking Nazi!
Pursuant to your notice, we will not provide such information to the district personnel about my child social networking accounts. You may contact our lawyer with regards to the content of those accounts and specific pages to be sought.
This email serves as that notification.
I suppose that the public schools can ‘demand’ all they want. The first student who refuses will wind up with a civil suit against the school system unless the school system does not press the issue.
Exactly.
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