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Web
Policy with Release Form
The following
K-12 School Districts are using a web policy with a
release form as their major tool for guiding district
web publishing. In most cases, the release form allows
the parents to select which, if any, personal information
is allowed to be published on the web. Most of these
districts also have an Acceptable Use Policy, however,
their AUP's do not address publishing of information
via the web.
Richmond
School District.
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
Highlights:
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Personal information about students or staff
may not be published without a signed release
- Any
photograph of an identifiable person must have
the written consent before it is published.
- Building
principals are responsible for approving school
based web pages and for collecting staff web
release forms.
- Classroom
teachers are responsible for gathering student
web release forms
- Student's
last names are NEVER published.
- Release
form allows parents to select which type of
personal information can be posted and how it
will appear when its posted.
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Davis
School District
Davis, Utah |
Highlights:
- All
staff and students must have a signed Internet/Intranet
Publishing Agreement signed before any web pages
are posted on the district web server
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No publishing of student's home addresses, e-mail
address, or phone number.
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Student photographs and names are never published
on the same page.
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Bellingham
School District
Bellingham, Washington |
Highlights:
- Parental
permission form is required before publishing
student work on-line
- Web
pages must provide library media specialists
with e-mail or hard copy permissions to file
before the Web pages are actually published.
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Fairfax
County School District.
Fairfax County, Virginia |
Highlights:
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The release form is titled "Objection
to the use of photos". It covers the use
of students visual likeness, voice, and use
of students name with these materials. If a
parent objects to the use of the student photos
on web, then this form will the allow them to
- If
the release form is not returned to the district,
it will be assumed that the parents waive their
right to object.
- The
release form is only valid for 1 calendar year
and must be renewed after that time.
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Urbana
School District.
Urbana, Illinois |
Highlights:
- Before
any student is allowed to publish any web documents,
they must have an signed AUP and Publicity &
Photo release form.
- To
publish any student personal information on-line,
parental permission is required.
- All
web page subject matter should relate to curriculum
or other school-authorized activities.
- All
web pages are property of the school district
- Web
pages may only publish students first names
(this requires parental permission for even
the first name only)
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Columbia
School District.
Columbia, Missouri |
Highlights:
- Web
page ownership rests with building principals.
- Student
names, pictures, and personal e-mail addresses
may only be posted with parental permission
- Use
of "generic" school pictures such
as whole classes and crowds are permitted.
- Student
"personal" web pages are not allowed
on the district server.
- Parental
release form addresses the use of student photos
and names.
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Jordan
School District.
Jordan, Utah |
Highlights:
- Information
posted on the district web site must first be
submitted to the Director of Public Information
with final authorization given the by the Deputy
Superintendent.
- No
personal information about students or staff
can be posted without signed release.
- Student
work may only be published with written parental
permission
- Building
principals approve content for the school level
web sites.
- Staff
and student web pages must be educationally
based and pertain to the the districts goals.
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Mount
Baker School District.
Mount Baker, Washington |
Highlights:
- Parent
and student permission forms must be signed
prior to publishing identifiable student photographs,
names, creations and e-mail addresses on the
web site.
- Release
form allows parents to select which information
is posted on-line (name, photo, student work,
e-mail address)
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Oak
Grove School District.
San Jose, California |
Highlights:
- Webmaster
submits either disk or print copy of web pages
to building principal for approval.
- Students/teachers
may produce and create approved web pages with
teacher/principal permission.
- The
webmaster will load all webpages
- Parental
permission is needed before publishing photographs
of students.
- No
names will be given with student pictures.
- No
student portraits or individual student pictures.
- Release
form addresses parental permission for publishing
student work, student photos, and using student
work at conferences, workshops, etc.
Links:
- Oak
Grove School District Web Policy
- Oak
Grove School District Homepage
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Tipton
School District.
Tipton, Iowa |
Highlights:
- Separate
release forms are required for posting student
work and student pictures.
- Students
first name and initial of last name can be posted
on-line.
- Only
staff and general group e-mail addresses can
be posted on-line.
- Decisions
on publishing student pictures are based on
the supervising teacher's judgement. Teachers
must check to make sure that the student's parents
have not objected to such publication through
the regular Data Privacy restriction process.
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Cupertino
School District
Cupertino, California |
Highlights:
- Principals
must approve web page content.
- No
student homepages
- Staff
names and telephone numbers may be published
- Parental
Permission is required to post student's first
name or student work.
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Alpine
School District
Alpine, Utah |
Highlights:
- No
student is to be identified over Internet by
full name, photograph, etc. without specific
written permission from the parent or legal
guardian.
- Release
form addresses publishing of student's name,
photo, and e-mail address via the web.
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