Lawyers due in Pa. court in suit over webcam-spying allegations against school district

Lawyers due in Pa. court in school webcam spy case

PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for a suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students via their school-issued webcams are due in court.

A federal judge is being asked Monday to stop officials of the Lower Merion School District from removing any information from the 2,300 laptops issued to high school students.

A lawyer pursuing a potential class-action suit against the district says he needs to preserve evidence on the computers.

The FBI is investigating whether the district broke federal wiretap and computer use laws.

The district says it activated the webcams to find more than 40 missing student computers. Officials say they have now abandoned the practice.

District lawyer Henry E. Hockeimer Jr. says people should not jump to conclusions about the case.