[K12OSN] Firefox question
jconlon1 at elp.rr.com
jconlon1 at elp.rr.com
Thu Dec 8 18:11:47 UTC 2005
If I'm not mistaken, our district already has such expertise on hand.
The key is just to get the piece of paper for them to testify about.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ely <mely at rogueriver.k12.or.us>
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005 7:41 pm
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Firefox question
> John P. Conlon wrote:
> > Our district does the blocking at their level in the network.
> > Occasionally a student goes looking for the things that haven't
> been
> > blocked yet and the ones where the jerks have found a new way
> around the
> > filters. When they find them the students get a visit to the
> assistant
> > principal and enjoy several days of in-school punishment
> suspension.
> > The with last occurrence we had a father threaten to sue the
> school and
> > various teachers etc. which is why we are looking for things that
> a tech
> > illiterate judge would understand. Being able to print out a
> hard copy
> > of that individuals network user history is among the most
> desirable
> > things to be able to do.
> > Thanks
> > Pat
> >
>
> If you're looking for a solid evidence trail, you're in for a much
> more
> expensive ride - a printout like you describe will likely be binned
> out
> of hand as heresay if it's introduced on its own.
>
> What would be more likely to be effective in that venue is a
> court-recognized expert witness who can testify to the contents of
> the
> cache, along with testimony related to the accuracy of the
> timestamps
> and the fact that those cache files were found in that student's
> profile. If at that point you can prove that the student was
> actually
> at that computer at the time matching the timestamps and not some
> other
> student, then you've got a case.
>
> Of course, you can expect to pay three figures per-hour for an
> expert
> witness that has experience in such litigation.
>
> Mike
>
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