Lower Merion School District

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Lower Merion School District
Address
301 East Montgomery Avenue
Ardmore
, Pennsylvania , 19003
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 4214160 [1]
Students and staff
Students8,467 (2021–2022) [1]
Teachers747.55 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.33 [1]
Other information
Website www.lmsd.org
The public school districts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania with Lower Merion School District in the southern corner of the county Map of Montgomery County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
The public school districts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania with Lower Merion School District in the southern corner of the county
Lower Merion High School Lower Merion High School - New Building.jpeg
Lower Merion High School

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]

Contents

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Merion Elementary School Merion Elementary School.jpeg
Merion Elementary School

Laptop webcams lawsuit

In 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lower Merion SD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Magazine". Phillymag.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lower Merion High School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Harriton High School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bala Cynwyd Middle School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cynwyd Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Belmont Hills Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Belmont Hills Elementary Schools: About Belmont Hills: History". Lower Merion School District. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Gladwyne Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Merion Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Penn Wynne Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Welsh Valley Middle School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ "School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home". Boing Boing . February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ Doug Stanglin (February 18, 2010). "School district accused of spying on kids via laptop webcams". USA Today . Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  15. ↑ "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.
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