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Family: Webcam Lawsuit No 'Money Issue'
Parents Say Safety, Stopping Spying Motivated Them
PHILADELPHIA - The parents at the center of the webcam spying case in Lower Merion were interviewed Friday morning on Fox 29's "Good Day Philadelphia."
Holly and Michael Robbins and their attorney, Mark S. Haltzman, stopped by and answered some tough questions.
When asked their motive for filing this lawsuit, Mark Robbins stated, "This is not a money issue. The purpose of our case was the safety of the children and to stop all spycam activity within the school district."
Attorney Haltzman added, "This is a serious, serious privacy right violation. It is a serious issue."
The case has been put on hold for 30 days while computer experts from both sides determine how often the school used the remote tracking software and how many students were photographed.
Haltzman said the break in the case gives the district time to hand over information and perhaps save some of the expense of going to the next stage of what could be costly litigation.
Would they settle?
"There's always hope in any case to want to try to get things settled," Haltzman said.
Holly Robbins pointed out that this whole process has taken a toll on her family, which includes five children.
"It has been very stressful, and we are really anxious to get to the bottom of this," she said.
Haltzman said they don't know at this time if the representations made by the district about the number of times the laptop webcams were activated remotely are accurate.
"I think every parent out there would agree with us that if it turns out there are pictures, videos that have been taken and now been placed out on the Internet and things like that, that there's a serious, serious issue that's going to take a long time to sort out," the family's attorney said. "We don't know where the case is going to go until they cooperate and give us the information."
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