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One goal of this series is to identify usage trends. Each article will be dedicated to one regulation. The articles will be routinely updated to include when, where, how, and who most recently cited the regulations.
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and two law firms with which it works—Sands Anderson and Blankingship & Keith—failed to secure personally identifiable information on seven occasions in just a four-month period, between June and October of 2020.
During this period, four due process complaints were filed on behalf of four children. Their parents requested that their children’s full records be provided. They didn’t request unredacted information about other children (or adults). However, that’s what they received.
Does the Following Smell Neutral?
Virginia Hearing Officer Morgan Brooke-Devlin worked in a Blankingship & Keith office during a due process hearing for which she was assigned to be the hearing officer.
In addition to its lawyers being bcc’d on e-mails from teachers to students, Blankingship & Keith lawyers, among other things, represent school divisions during due process hearings.
Virginia Hearing Officer Frank Aschmann thought it appropriate to judge the skin color of a parent’s advocate, and include his judgement of his interpretation of her appearance in his due process decision.
Why?
The report will be presented live. A dedicated YouTube link will be made available for public viewing of the live event. (link to come)
In a recent meeting, the parents and their advocate brought the bccing practice to the attention of a due process hearing officer.
The hearing officer, in turn, asked Allen, who was attending the meeting, too:
“What’s your authority Mr. Allen?”
This time, the breach is related to class of 2023 at Robinson Secondary School.
The list provides full names, student identification numbers, classes, interventions, recommendations, and class teachers and periods for the students.