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Parents talk about school spy lawsuit

NARBERTH, Pa. — Some suburban Philadelphia parents are trying to figure out how to respond to a lawsuit accusing their school district of using cameras in school-issued laptop computers to spy on students at home.

About 150 people met at Narberth Borough Hall on Tuesday night to talk about trying to have a say in the litigation against the Lower Merion School district. Leaders say they fear it could cost the district millions and the matter should be resolved without a class-action lawsuit.

Harriton High sophomore Blake Robbins accuses district employees of remotely activating the webcam on his laptop to photograph him. His attorney, Mark Haltzman, sought unsuccessfully to address the meeting. He says the family hopes the matter can be resolved quickly "with prompt disclosure" of pictures and other information.

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