The worried mother concealed a recording device in Adri’s hair. In a special education classroom at Berkeley Heights Elementary in Martinsburg,
It showed personnel verbally harassing pupils. Instead of being commended by the school for protecting pupils like Brianna, Amber was charged with violating the law.
Following widespread public outcry on social media that the school board should be removed in the next election, the case against the mother was dismissed.
But the issue still stands: why was the mother the target of a lawsuit in the first place? Brianna Cooper’s suspension raises the same questions.
The recordings were acquired in both instances with the intention of safeguarding a minor. However, the legality of such acts often depends on whether there is a legitimate expectation of privacy,
