Answered: Privacy
If you reveal personal information about someone without their consent, you could be violating their privacy.
Can I record an interview with my principal, without asking him, if I put the recorder in plain sight, or does it depend on what state I am in?
Can I record an interview with my principal, without asking him, if I put the recorder in plain sight, or does it depend on what state I am in?
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Can the school search our lockers and backpacks to look for drugs? Can they search our lockers and backpacks for no reason?
Students have a privacy right in their personal belongings, such as backpacks, and school officials must have “reasonable suspicion” before searching a student’s items. But lockers are owned by the school, so the school can search those without having “reasonable suspicion.”
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Can school administrators take my phone and go through my personal information on my phone?
No, school administrators do not have the right to search a student’s phone if a student is caught using their phone during class, even if that student protests its taking.
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Can my school’s lacrosse coach stop me from taking photos of the team during practice to publish in the school yearbook?
Can my school’s lacrosse coach stop me from taking photos of the team during practice to publish in the school yearbook?
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Can my teacher require me to keep my camera and/or microphone on during a live online class?
Can my teacher require me to keep my camera and/or microphone on during a live online class?
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Should I use a transgender student’s preferred name or legal name when writing for the school newspaper?
Should I use a transgender student’s preferred name or legal name when writing for the school newspaper?
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Can I publish a story in my student newspaper even though a girl I observed for the article doesn't want to be included in it?
Can I publish a story in my student newspaper even though a girl I observed for the article doesn't want to be included in it?
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TRIGGER WARNING: Can a student journalist who kept the name of a sexual assault surivior anonymous be forced to reveal the identity of the source if the school or the police ask them to?
TRIGGER WARNING: Can a student journalist who kept the name of a sexual assault surivior anonymous be forced to reveal the identity of the source if the school or the police ask them to?
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Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive?
Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive?
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What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?
What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?
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Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?
Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?
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I recorded an interview of my principal for my school paper. She claims she didn't consent to the recording. Can I still publish the article?
I recorded an interview of my principal for my school paper. She claims she didn't consent to the recording. Can I still publish the article?
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