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Article: Big brother gets bolder: security software on laptops goes off school grounds and into students' and teachers' homes.(SAFETY & SECURITY)
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- District Administration
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Web sites like those described to the left are likely off limits for most students in districts that have one-to-one laptop initiatives allowing students to take the computers home. And while administrators and parents aim to protect students from downloading naked pictures, chatting on Web sites with potential predators, and looking for non-educational material, some debate has erupted over the fine line of student privacy and squashing student rights to information--whether it be in libraries or on the World Wide Web.
In an age where more school districts are reviewing plans or have one-to-one laptop initiatives for their students, administrators are turning to ...