School webcam spying on students at home
School officials in a Pennsylvania school district utilized remote activation software on school-issued laptops to covertly capture images of students inside their homes. This surveillance violated the students’ privacy rights, leading to legal action and a subsequent financial settlement.
Online tutor charged after allegedly exposing himself to 12-year-old during video tutoring session; platform supplied other recordings
Parents of a 12-year-old reported in May 2026 that the child’s online tutor exposed his bare lower body during a session, and police obtained a recording of it, according to the New Castle County Police Department. The tutor, a contractor with the platform since 2014, was charged with indecent exposure and sexual abuse of a […]
North Carolina, USA – filter bypass demonstrated to school administration
An 8-year-old male third-grade student in North Carolina, USA, was shown by older students on a school bus how to access an age-inappropriate video game on his school-issued device, which subsequently led his mother to discover he could also reach sexually explicit images and content. After a school technology administrator assured her this was impossible, […]
Lawsuit Against IXL Learning for Unauthorized Student Data Mining
A group of K-12 students and their parents filed a lawsuit against educational technology company IXL Learning, alleging that the platform generated, collected, used, and shared students’ personal and tracking information without consent. The software tracked student activity during school-required use, resulting in an invasion of privacy and unauthorized exposure of personal data. A federal […]
Male Student Bypasses Parental Restrictions and Watches Videos on School-Issued Laptop
A male student in Pennsylvania developed a screen addiction that severely strained his relationship with his father. Despite his father’s attempts to limit screen time by removing personal devices, the student bypassed these restrictions by watching online video content on his school-issued laptop.
Middle school student allegedly accesses classroom projectors to display inappropriate and racist content
A school district in California, USA, confirmed that a middle school student accessed the projectors in three classrooms to display racist images and an inappropriate video. Parents reported similar incidents in recent months, including one where a student allegedly streamed pornographic content. Parents noted that students were able to cast content from their mobile devices […]
Minor suffers severe addiction, physical injury, and academic decline from engagement-optimized video games
A minor developed a severe video game addiction after prolonged exposure to online video games designed with psychological engagement loops and reward systems. As a result, the child experienced physical injuries, severe emotional distress, academic decline leading to school absence, and extreme withdrawal symptoms including physical outbursts and rage. The child’s parents filed a civil […]
Indiana, United States – first-grader accessed inappropriate content on school iPad
A parent in Indiana, United States discovered that her 7-year-old daughter had recorded videos of herself after being exposed to pornographic images and videos found via a YouTube search on her school-issued iPad, which the child said she watched during recess in the classroom or gym. The parent, herself a teacher in a neighboring district, […]
K-12 Students and Parents File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google Over Education Device Privacy Violations
A group of K-12 students and their parents filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Google LLC, alleging that the company’s educational products, including Chromebooks, ChromeOS, and the Chrome browser, unlawfully generated, collected, used, and shared their personal data without consent [1.1]. The plaintiffs alleged that this unauthorized collection and sharing of their data resulted in […]
Lawsuit against Google over school Chromebook design enabling online child exploitation
A school-aged girl in California filed a lawsuit against Google LLC. Using her school-issued Chromebook, she created a Discord account and was targeted and sexually victimized by an anonymous user for weeks until her father discovered the abuse.