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* Welsh Valley Middle School<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/welsh-valley/index.aspx | title=Welsh Valley Middle School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Welsh Valley Middle School<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/welsh-valley/index.aspx | title=Welsh Valley Middle School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Belmont Hills Elementary School (originally the Ashland Avenue School)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/belmont-hills/index.aspx | title=Belmont Hills Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="lmsd school history">{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/belmont-hills/about/history/index.aspx | title=Belmont Hills Elementary Schools: About Belmont Hills: History | publisher=Lower Merion School District | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Belmont Hills Elementary School (originally the Ashland Avenue School)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/belmont-hills/index.aspx | title=Belmont Hills Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="lmsd school history">{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/belmont-hills/about/history/index.aspx | title=Belmont Hills Elementary Schools: About Belmont Hills: History | publisher=Lower Merion School District | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Black Rock Middle School
* [[Bala Cynwyd Junior High School Complex|Cynwyd Elementary School]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lmsd.org/cynwyd/index.aspx | title=Cynwyd Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Bala Cynwyd Junior High School Complex|Cynwyd Elementary School]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lmsd.org/cynwyd/index.aspx | title=Cynwyd Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Gladwyne Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/gladwyne/index.aspx | title=Gladwyne Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Gladwyne Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/gladwyne/index.aspx | title=Gladwyne Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Merion Elementary School, the site of the April 4, 1991, plane crash that killed Republican U.S. Senator [[John Heinz]]. The plane crash also took the lives of six others, including two first grade students playing at recess.[[File:Merion Elementary School.jpeg |thumb|Merion Elementary School]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/merion/index.aspx | title=Merion Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Merion Elementary School, the site of the April 4, 1991, plane crash that killed Republican U.S. Senator [[John Heinz]]. The plane crash also took the lives of six others, including two first grade students playing at recess.[[File:Merion Elementary School.jpeg |thumb|Merion Elementary School]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/merion/index.aspx | title=Merion Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Penn Wynne Elementary School, the elementary school that [[Alex Scott (Alex's Lemonade Stand)|Alex Scott]] attended.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/penn-wynne/index.aspx | title=Penn Wynne Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>
* Penn Wynne Elementary School, the elementary school that [[Alex Scott (Alex's Lemonade Stand)|Alex Scott]] attended.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lmsd.org/penn-wynne/index.aspx | title=Penn Wynne Elementary School | publisher=LMSD | access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref>

* Black Rock Middle School
== Laptop webcams lawsuit ==
== Laptop webcams lawsuit ==
{{Main article|Robbins v. Lower Merion School District}}
{{Main article|Robbins v. Lower Merion School District}}

Revision as of 16:09, 14 October 2022

Lower Merion School District
Address
301 East Montgomery Avenue
Ardmore
, Pennsylvania, 19003
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID4214160 [1]
Students and staff
Students8,603 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers740.15 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff831.05 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.62:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.lmsd.org
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Lower Merion School District is in the southern corner of the county.
Lower Merion High School

Lower Merion School District, or LMSD, is a public school district located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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]

Schools administered

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ "Welsh Valley Middle 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. ^ "Cynwyd Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  10. ^ "Gladwyne Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Merion Elementary School". LMSD. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  12. ^ "Penn Wynne Elementary 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.