[Yr7-10it] Privacy fears over student register

[Kent Beveridge]

Hey there Roland...
Just read your posted privacy article.
On this one, I am with the civil libertarians comments. IT SUCKS.
Big Brother just got into the school grounds is how I would put it. 
 
Maybe its time to get rid of Bronwyn Pike and put someone in who will respect students rights to privacy within their own school fences, surely thats the least we should be offering them.
As for the comment about public servants not being prosecuted for misuse of info, how deplorable...what do we know about them out of hours and how they would use that data?
 
Sorry, but I see the proposal as frought with danger and abuse/misuse.
 
my 2cents worth.
 
Kent.
 
Kent Beveridge,
I.T. co-ordinator
St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
Horsham
email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
 
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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Sun 5/11/2008 2:09 AM
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Subject: [Yr7-10it] Privacy fears over student register


As you know, I am an passionate advocate for schools to make good use of learning technologies in the classroom and ICT to assist the school administration. 

Last week, I briefly discussed with a departmental Ultranet representative, some of my concerns about the privacy issues regarding the construction of the student registry. Perhaps this was an unfair question but I was surprised that nobody had been briefed in detail about this. On previous occasions, I have tried to raise this with the AEU but the emails seem to have spiraled off and into the ether. Perhaps the mandated  requirement that all state school leaders adopt Ultranet as a performance goal, it's deep embedding into our schools and bundling with several different initiatives has confused things.

I harbor some genuine fears that this student registry could put students' privacy at risk. 

You can read the full Herald Sun newspaper story about the pending legislation or the attached printable version: 
    http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23661243-2862,00.html

Despite the wishes of former governments, the Australia card was rejected on very much the same issues and more recently an updated Medicare card. 
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card

Now is a good time to explore this whole new area and give consideration to the implications of what is being planned or the legislation that is before the Victorian parliament.

Now is a good time to ask questions.

Regards Roland

-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au <http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au/> 

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