August 30, 2007

Illinois Rethinks Student Law Because of Privacy Issues

Privacy concerns are causing state educators to back away from a new law that would have required them to release attendance records of students to the secretary of state's office in an effort to bar truant students from receiving driver's privileges, Illinois State Board of Education officials said Tuesday. The law would affect students younger than 18 and was to begin being enforced in state high schools this fall. The General Assembly passed and Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the bill last year, but it did not take effect until July 1.

Privacy issues curb teen-driver rules, Chicago Tribune, August 29, 2007.