Can I sue Callie Oettinger?

[Anonymous]

I'd love to know if something like a class action lawsuit could be filed on behalf of the 35,000+ children's families whose information she intentionally leaked to the press and posted online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know if something like a class action lawsuit could be filed on behalf of the 35,000+ children's families whose information she intentionally leaked to the press and posted online.

+1
Even if the on-line posting had personal information redacted, she still knowingly looked at and shared with others private information she knew she shouldn't have. I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know, but I imagine there are quite a few lawyer parents among those 35000.

I just can't see how she got so caught up in her own narrative about the work she was doing that she didn't stop to think that these are all children! Really.

[Anonymous]

The letters came in the mail? Are they still being sent out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know if something like a class action lawsuit could be filed on behalf of the 35,000+ children's families whose information she intentionally leaked to the press and posted online.

I just can't see how she got so caught up in her own narrative about the work she was doing that she didn't stop to think that these are all children! Really.

The only explanation I can think of is that she's got narcissistic personality disorder and made this about her own activities and personal PR, as opposed to advocating for these students. Cause if you actually care about the children, why would you disclose all this personal information? Either that, or maybe she's just a terrible person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The letters came in the mail? Are they still being sent out?

Yes, arrived today, and not sure if they are still being sent out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know if something like a class action lawsuit could be filed on behalf of the 35,000+ children's families whose information she intentionally leaked to the press and posted online.

Do what you need to do to advocate for your child(ren).

[Anonymous]

I am another lucky parent who got the letter. Where did she post all our kids' data? I just want to see if it is by school and how easy it is to find my kid even without name.

[Anonymous]

This woman is vile. There were ways to blow a whistle here without releasing the data on minors.

[Anonymous]

Sue any and everyone. But also lobby for a state law that prevents publishing private medical information that was mistakenly provided.

We are where we are because a judge ruled Callie and that other woman can legally publish private medical records. There is no benefit to the public by making these private medical records public.

Callie is a horrible person for doing this and it’s insane we need to legislate common sense. But here we are.

[Anonymous]

This is the exact thread I came here looking for tonight.

Callie—you are a despicable and disgusting “advocate.” How miserable you must be to constantly badger FCPS with incessant FOIA requests hoping they mess up so that you can prove a point! Shame on you; karma will get you if a lawsuit won’t.

FCPS is absolutely dumb and should assign a privacy officer to handle all of her requests. I sure do hope they charge her for the time she wastes requesting ridiculous records each month. MOVE ON, CALLIE.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely wretched. These are not corporate millionaires or arms dealers or state secrets. These are sensitive documents related to children. Got the letter today and on-board to file class action suit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sue any and everyone. But also lobby for a state law that prevents publishing private medical information that was mistakenly provided.

We are where we are because a judge ruled Callie and that other woman can legally publish private medical records. There is no benefit to the public by making these private medical records public.

Callie is a horrible person for doing this and it’s insane we need to legislate common sense. But here we are.

Not true. What she did was criminal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sue any and everyone. But also lobby for a state law that prevents publishing private medical information that was mistakenly provided.

We are where we are because a judge ruled Callie and that other woman can legally publish private medical records. There is no benefit to the public by making these private medical records public.

Callie is a horrible person for doing this and it’s insane we need to legislate common sense. But here we are.

Not true. What she did was criminal.

This is probably Callie or a friend/family of hers trying to misdirect.

[Anonymous]

Let’s look at it this way. If someone breaks into Targets IT systems and steals the data, that’s a criminal act. If Target willingly hands it over, Target is the culpable party. If you sue Callie, she’ll file for bankruptcy, we get no benefit, and this stuff keeps happening. FCPS cares nothing about privacy of data. If they did, they would have spent the money on it last time this happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let’s look at it this way. If someone breaks into Targets IT systems and steals the data, that’s a criminal act. If Target willingly hands it over, Target is the culpable party. If you sue Callie, she’ll file for bankruptcy, we get no benefit, and this stuff keeps happening. FCPS cares nothing about privacy of data. If they did, they would have spent the money on it last time this happened.

Nope. FCPS didn't "willingly" hand it over--it was accidental. And made more likely to happen by the endless badgering for information by Callie in an already stressed public school system. The real crime is that Callie "willingly" shared that information with others and published it online.
Unintentional leaks don't allow you to do whatever you want with the goods. We can sue Callie who intentionally acted wrongly with information AND we can lobby for better privacy protection. I think it's incredibly important to punish her and to deter people who think they can act with impunity with data that doesn't belong to them because they have some cause they are invested in.