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School district in webcam spying case settles litigation
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article published on 13 October, 2010
The Lower Merion School District has settled litigation brought against it by the families of two students for allegedly spying on them at home using a webcam built into laptops issued by the district.
The Pennsylvania school district has agreed to a settlement of $610,000. Of that settlement, $175,000 is to be placed in a trust for Harriton High School student Blake Robbins, and $10,000 ... [ read the full article ]
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Mysttic
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13. October 2010 @ 13:59 |
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I know schools aren't made of $, but I think that's a bit underfunded given the scenario, then again the lawyer getting nearly $500,000 is a bit of a joke too.
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13. October 2010 @ 14:31 |
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Robbins, who was 15 at the time, did not know about this until school officials allegedly accused him of "improper behavior in his home," citing a photograph taken from the webcam while he was at home.
Because school rules apply globally..........yeah...
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stuntman_
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13. October 2010 @ 15:40 |
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I agree with the first comment I think they deserve more this is a pretty big deal
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dEwMe
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13. October 2010 @ 15:50 |
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Eh id anything this should have been criminal..I can't see what they might have seen either kid doing that is worth even $10k of taxpayer money... Those morons are laughing their way to the bank for sure...
Just my $0.02,
dEwMe
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biglo30
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13. October 2010 @ 16:07 |
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Dang the lawyer really cashed in on this case.
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Mez
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13. October 2010 @ 16:59 |
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I actually am familiar with this school. I grew up 10 miles from there.
I think the settlement was about fair. The principle will need to leave that school system but maybe education all together. It is enough money that AD picked up the story. No one ought to be stupid enough to do that again. If they do they need to be taken to the cleaners.
Who ever thought that one up is a creep and a moron!
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13. October 2010 @ 21:05 |
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It hasn't been released what they saw the kid doing has it?
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13. October 2010 @ 21:38 |
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Yeah... I think those penalties are kind of a joke!
I'm not sure why there is no criminal charges made. Who is the DA in that town?
Why did one kid get $175k and the other one got like $10k?
Seems a bit fishy to me.
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cart0181
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13. October 2010 @ 22:11 |
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Originally posted by ThePastor:
Yeah... I think those penalties are kind of a joke!
I'm not sure why there is no criminal charges made. Who is the DA in that town?
Why did one kid get $175k and the other one got like $10k?
Seems a bit fishy to me.
Because the other kid's name was Jalil Hassan, that's why. It doesn't matter that they were late to the party.
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cart0181
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13. October 2010 @ 22:12 |
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we would have valued the opportunity to finally share an important, untold story in the courtroom
How long do we have to wait for the movie?
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cart0181
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13. October 2010 @ 22:16 |
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Originally posted by ROMaster2:
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Robbins, who was 15 at the time, did not know about this until school officials allegedly accused him of "improper behavior in his home," citing a photograph taken from the webcam while he was at home.
Because school rules apply globally..........yeah...
Yeah, it's BS how schools think they can make rules that apply outside the facility. That is the partent's and the police's jurisdiction. Certainly, the bedroom is not. Actually, I'm surprised my former high school isn't on this thing. They are lucky I don't name names too, I thought about it. I will tell you it's a private school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, though.
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stuntman_
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14. October 2010 @ 06:40 |
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Originally posted by cart0181:
Originally posted by ROMaster2:
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Robbins, who was 15 at the time, did not know about this until school officials allegedly accused him of "improper behavior in his home," citing a photograph taken from the webcam while he was at home.
Because school rules apply globally..........yeah...
Yeah, it's BS how schools think they can make rules that apply outside the facility. That is the partent's and the police's jurisdiction. Certainly, the bedroom is not. Actually, I'm surprised my former high school isn't on this thing. They are lucky I don't name names too, I thought about it. I will tell you it's a private school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, though.
Breck?
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cart0181
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18. October 2010 @ 04:45 |
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Nope, Not Breck, but close :D
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