Lower Merion School District, or LMSD, is a public school district located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The school district includes residents of both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. Established in 1836, LMSD is one of the oldest districts in Pennsylvania. It is the wealthiest school district in the state, and one of the wealthiest school districts in the country.[2]
| Lower Merion School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
301 East Montgomery Avenue
, Pennsylvania, 19003United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4214160 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 8,467 (2021–2022)[1] |
| Teachers | 747.55 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.33[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Schools
editHigh schools
editMiddle schools
edit- Bala Cynwyd Middle School[5]
- Welsh Valley Middle School[6]
- Black Rock Middle School
Elementary schools
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Laptop webcams lawsuit
editIn February 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed against the school district, alleging that Harriton High School had been secretly using remotely activated webcams built into laptops issued to their students to spy on the students in their homes, thereby infringing on their privacy rights.[13] The webcam picture-snapping function was part of an anti-theft mechanism to help locate laptops that were reported by students as stolen. This function was activated by the school district on numerous occasions without adherence to the established guidelines. The lawsuit was filed by the parents of a student who had been warned by Lindy Matsko, an assistant principal, that he had been engaging in "improper behavior" in his bedroom. The schools admitted to snapping over 66,000 pictures and screenshots, including webcam shots of students in their bedrooms.[14][15] However, no individuals were found guilty of spying.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lower Merion SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Philadelphia Magazine". Phillymag.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Lower Merion High School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Harriton High School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Bala Cynwyd Middle School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Cynwyd Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Belmont Hills Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Belmont Hills Elementary Schools: About Belmont Hills: History". Lower Merion School District. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Gladwyne Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Merion Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Penn Wynne Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Valley Middle School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home". Boing Boing. February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ Doug Stanglin (February 18, 2010). "School district accused of spying on kids via laptop webcams". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ "Initial LANrev System Findings" Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, LMSD Redacted Forensic Analysis, L-3 Services – prepared for Ballard Spahr (LMSD's counsel), May 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.