The photos taken on school-issued laptops from Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District have been turned over to local police, and two IT employees at the school district have been put on administrative leave.

"Attorney Charles Mandracchia, who represents school district information coordinator Carol Cafiero, told Philadelphia TV station Fox 29 that that 'they had a private Web site for some of these pictures for the Lower Marion Police Department to view and they were the only ones who could view it,'" writes CNET News' Larry Magid.

"Speaking about his client and Michael Perbix, the other suspended IT staff member, Mandracchia said, 'It was their duty to turn on the camera, but they would only do that if they received a request from the two high schools,'" Magid writes. "He also said the pictures were 'taken by the computer itself... every 15 minutes once the computer was open, but it was only supposed to be done if the computer was lost or stolen.'"

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