Pa. district accused of spying puts IT workers on

Pa. district accused of student spying puts IT workers on leave

Local police had special access to laptop photographs, lawyer claims

Computerworld - Two IT employees of the suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students by activating the cameras on their school-issued laptops have been placed on administrative leave.

An attorney for one of the employees also claimed that the Lower Merion Police Department knew of the school district's ability to activate the cameras and that a special Web site had been used by the department to view the photographs taken by the laptops.

A spokesman for Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Pa. today confirmed that Carol Cafiero, information systems coordinator, and Michael Perbix, one of three people with the title of network technician on the district's technology staff Web site, were placed on paid leave two weeks ago. Both have been employed by the district for the past 12 years.

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Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

I think I just heard what sounded like someone being run over by a bus.

Sure..fire the implementers and ignore the fact that there is no possible way they could have implemented that system without direct knowedge, approval and direction by those higher up the ladder. Employees at that level cannot buy a new waste paper basket without approval from those much higher up.