Canada: 2nd theft of student data raises alarms: school councils

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/04/07/computer-students.html

The second case of a stolen computer containing confidential student data 
is proof that more needs to be done in Newfoundland and Labrador to 
protect student privacy, an advocate says.

The Eastern School District disclosed Friday that three desktop computers 
were stolen last week from Acreman Elementary, in Green's Harbour.

Thieves broke through a window and locked doors to reach the computers, 
one of which served as the school's main server and held data . including 
names, addresses, phone numbers and medicare numbers - on 84 students.

The theft comes on the heels of a robbery at the Eastern School District 
offices in February, when three laptop computers with data on about 28,000 
students were stolen.

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