Tag: cell phone cheating

Chipping children: paranoia or panacea?

Posted on 03/17/08 by Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security 1 Comment

The ACLU is opposing a pilot project in Rhode Island to track students as they enter and exit school buses. “Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, [called] the plan ‘a solution in search of a problem’ and saying the school district already should have procedures in [...]

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The confused controversy of cell phones in schools

Posted on 02/25/08 by Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security 2 Comments

The State of Florida recently imposed a cell phone ban on students while taking the FCAT. All the parents of school children in the state received a letter explaining the ban. On the other hand, the Legislature in the State of Utah voted down a bill that would require school districts to establish policies governing [...]

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