Were you as outraged as I was about the story from PA in which a school official secretly activated a webcam on a laptap loaned to a student? The only response from the officials that I can find on internet searches is that they can turn on the webcam to locate a missing laptop. No problem with that here.
But this does not seem to be the case with Blake Robins. He says he was just eating candy and using the computer at home. The next day he was called into the school office and accused of possibly selling drugs. For proof, they produced a photo taken of him from the webcam the night before. Was it drugs or candy he was eating that night? I am sure I don't know, but this family insists it was candy.
Regardless, what right did the school have to turn on the webcam in that case? Not once have the officials claimed that the laptop was reported missing or lost. Is this just a case of an over-zealous administrator? Or a pervert hoping to see something that is better left private? There is certainly more to this story and I hope the full truth comes out.
How many more kids have potentially been victimized without their knowledge by this vice principal? We need to know.
Word of warning: A "free" computer may not be that free after all.
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4 comments:
Wow that is really upsetting, I feel violated already! That is just not acceptable, for people to be watching our kids in their bedrooms!
gosh, how awful! I can't believe schools would go to such lengths!
I agree, what gives them the right to do this without prior knowledge by the parents?
This is terribly concerning and totally unacceptable behavior from a school!
We are supposed to be able to trust our children in the hands of these people! It really makes you wonder???
I'd be demanding retribution and a formal apology to both the child and parents....
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