During the school year, there may be times when District staff would like to photograph students and/or their work to highlight their achievements. Those photographs may then appear in District and/or school publications, websites, or social media sites (ex. twitter, facebook, instagram).
On occasion, schools may be visited by the news media (usually local television stations and newspapers) to photograph or audio/videotape students. Those interviews may then be shared by the news media in print, on television, over the radio, or on the internet. In these instances, the student’s full name may be published along with the student’s image/achievement.
If parents or guardians do not wish to have their student photographed, videotaped, or interviewed in these ways, they are asked to notify their student’s principal in writing.
In addition, through partnerships with local colleges and universities, the District pairs veteran teachers with student teachers and/or pre-student teachers in partial fulfillment of college graduation requirements. For many college students, this field experience requires the completion of a video recording of their teaching abilities. The District only permits this type of video recording with the understanding that protecting the confidentiality of our students is of primary importance. As such, video recordings are immediately destroyed/deleted once the student teacher and his/her supervisor have finished reviewing it for the course assignment.
Parents should contact the District’s Director of Communications or their student’s building principal with questions or concerns regarding the use of student photos or student work.