High school confidential: Spies, lies, and alibis

26.02.2010
I knew my story about the would get a rise out of the Cringeville population, and I wasn't disappointed. Since I posted the piece, however, there have been a few new developments.

For one, Harriton High assistant principal Lindy Matsko has issued , declaring media reports that she spied on students "":

At no point in time did I have the ability to access any Web cam through security tracking software. At no time have I ever monitored a student via a laptop web cam, nor have I ever authorized the monitoring of a student via security tracking web cam, either at school or within the home. And I never would.

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She adds that she's never disciplined a student for actions outside of school that were not related to school activities. You can listen to her full at KYW Newsradio's Web site.

The problem? According to the lawsuit at the heart of this case, Matsko allegedly showed Harriton High sophomore Blake Robbins a picture somebody else allegedly snapped of him using his laptop's webcam. That's something she (possibly on advice of her lawyers).