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PHILADELPHIA — Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district who secretly activated webcams on students’ school-issued laptops have been put on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation.
Lower Merion School District officials have said the webcams were only activated to locate missing laptops and not for any rogue purpose.
Technician Michael Perbix and systems coordinator Carol Cafiero went on leave two weeks ago, after a student’s lawsuit revealed the district practice of taking webcam photos and screen shots when laptops were reported lost or stolen.
