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U.S. K-12 Schools Must Comply With e-Discovery Rule

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the better-funding-for-education-still-pending dept.

Lucas123 writes "K-12 school districts throughout the US have a daunting IT homework assignment over the summer: Develop systems that ensure their electronic documents, email and instant messages are in compliance with new federal e-discovery regulations, much in the same way corporations have been preparing over the past year. The new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are expected to be widely enforced by the end of 2007, according to a Computerworld story. '"A lack of preparation could prove dire for K-12 school districts, which oftentimes lack technical proficiency, funding and legal expertise," said Robert Ayers, technology coordinator for the Kingston, Pa.-based Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 school district.'"

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  1. Yet another unfunded federal mandate! by Newer+Guy · · Score: 0, Troll

    So much for the conservative republican President's desire to keep govt. out of our lives. What a lying sack of shit he is!

  2. Response to those who made these rules... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ah, President Bush. I thought I smelled your foul stench. ... The more you tighten your grip, the more school systems slip right between your fingers...