Secret video recordings by minor

[sparkeyrjp]

I have no idea which sub forum this is best posted , I am sure the mods will move to  it  the correct place

 

This is a delicate situation for which we need advice in the best  way to proceed

My daughter is a STA in a special needs school dealing with children and young adolescents  with various learning and physical difficulties,

A situation has arisen where a young  pupil at the school   who lives in a house , which due to the design of the area where she lives , overlooks the rear of her house and garden .

My daughter found out , from a passing  remark of a parent of the child , that the child had been using tablet device to make video recordings of her in the garden and through her bedroom window , although when dressing , she always closes the curtains , she did however go into the garden in her dressing gown on occasions  .

I am  not sure at present what  difficulties the child has , so this will have an impact  on what action can be taken if any , safeguarding etc

What is difficult to understand , is that the parent laughed the matter off , made no offer to delete recordings , or to ensure it does not haven again , and appears not to be taking this matter seriously .

My daughter has had advice that due to the child being below  the age of criminal responsibility,  the  Police are unable to take action .

She is meeting the head of the school this morning to discuss the situation and the invasion of her privacy  .

So in the first instance we have to wait to see what the outcome of the meeting is

The simple question is , how do we proceed .

Do we have the right to ensure the recordings are deleted , and to see them deleted ? and possible further actions .

I will update where I hear the out come of the meeting

[brassnecked]

Is a difficult one, you could ask the Data Protection Agency for some general advice,

[sparkeyrjp]

Following the meeting with Head and Deputy , the school  are taking the matter very seriously .

In the first instance the parent was informed of the schools position , and agreed to delete any material on the device ,having been made aware of the invasion  of privacy distress etc  ,and also  accepting that to make light of the matter was inappropriate , and  to  provide signed written confirmation that  the deletion has been carried out , my daughter is also going to suggest the camera app on the device is disabled , as the child , due to its difficulties ,may not be aware of the problems that can be caused .

The school via it’s HR department  is also reviewing its safeguarding policy to include the  protection of staff .

I am glad the school has reacted in this way ,as normally the focus of protection is to vulnerable students .And due to the nature if the problems the students have , safeguarding is taken very seriously .

Also the school has assured my daughter the matter is not yet fully resolved , so is not closed