Nairobi, May 26 -- In 2024, Roma School in Uthiru was fined Sh4.55 million by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner for publishing a minor's image without parental consent.

Parents across Kenya have in the recent past taken legal action against schools for privacy breaches, unauthorised use of their children's images in marketing materials and failure to protect student data.

Now, with this new wave of young teachers filming TikTok dance challenges in classrooms, posting day-in-the-life vlogs featuring their students, and building social media followings using school content, where does the law draw the line?

Mary Audi, Senior Associate Advocate, and Fridah Muriithi, Associate Advocate, both from Mweni Njuguna & CO Advocates, ...