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Counslr Partners with Greece Central School District to Increase Mental Health Support Services

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. “While we already had a robust set of wellness resources for our students, Counslr is serving as a new channel for us to reach the traditionally unreachable students who are not comfortable visiting the counseling center or engaging in traditional therapy.” For more information, please visit Counslr: www.Counslr.com.

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New resource offers 9 student data privacy best practices

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Focusing on communication and stakeholder involvement can help data privacy. Technology, family involvement and communication are key to executing school data privacy best practices, according to a new white paper from communication service provider West Corporation. To register for the webinar, visit [link].

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy.

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The Unintentional Ways Schools Might Be Violating FERPA, and How They Can Stay Vigilant

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Steven McDonald, a FERPA expert and general counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design, thinks similarly. The teacher who saw the incident in-person can speak about it because FERPA is not a confidentiality law. Rooker explains that this is because what the principal read was an education record, which FERPA protects.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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Synchrony, for example, now offers 60 days of backup child care, up from 10 days of backup care prior to the pandemic, says Angie Hu, vice president of corporate communication and public relations. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits.

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Closer to PowerSchool Breach Closure

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They threatened to release stolen confidential data unless paid. Communicated via Signal (encrypted messaging) with a co-conspirator (CC-1). . 🚨 Key Charges Count One – Cyber Extortion Conspiracy Lane and others conspired to extort $200,000 in Bitcoin from Victim 1.

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Empowering Online Instructors: A Guide to Crisis Prevention and Preparedness 

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The significance of communication between educators and leaders is crafting policies that foster safe and conducive spaces for learning in the digital age. This involves being attentive to changes in communication patterns, participation levels, or the quality of submitted work.