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Community Relations
BP 1113(a)
DISTRICT AND SCHOOL WEB SITES
To
enhance communication with students, parents/guardians, staff, community
members and the public at large, the Governing Board encourages the
development and ongoing maintenance of district and school web sites on
the Internet. Web sites shall support the educational vision of the
district and shall be consistent with the district's plans for
communications and media relations.
(cf. 0000 - Vision)
(cf. 0200 - Goals for the School
District)
(cf. 0440 - District Technology Plan)
(cf.
1100 - Communication with the Public)
(cf.
1112- Media Relations)
(cf.
3312- Contracts)
(cf.
4040 - Employee Use of Technology)
(cf.
5124 - Communication with Parents/Guardians)
(cf.
5145.2 - Freedom of Speech/Expression: Publications Code)
(cf.
6010 - Goals and Objectives)
(cf.
6145.3 - Publications)
(cf.
6145.5 - Student Organization and Equal Access)
(cf.
6162.7 - Use of Technology in Instruction)
(cf.
6163.4 - Student Use of Technology)
The
Superintendent or designee shall develop guidelines regarding the
content of district and school
web sites which shall include standards for the ethical and responsible
use of information and
technology. These guidelines shall, be consistent with law, Board policy
and administrative
regulation.
District
and school web sites shall not include content which is obscene,
libelous or slanderous, or
which creates a clear and present danger of inciting students to commit unlawful
acts on school premises, violate school rules or substantially disrupt
the school's orderly
operation.
Any
links to external sites shall follow the same guidelines applicable to
district and school web
sites.
The
Superintendent or designee shall ensure that copyright laws are not
violated in the use of material
on district or school web sites.
(cf. 4132/4232/4332 -
Publication or Creation of Materials)
(cf. 6162.6- Use of
Copyrighted Materials)
Content
The
Superintendent or designee shall ensure that web site content protects
the privacy rights of
students, parents/guardians,
staff.
Board members and other individuals.
No
personal information about students or their parents/guardians,
including phone numbers, home addresses or e-mail addresses, shall be
published on a district or school web page.
BP 1113(b)
DISTRICT AND SCHOOL WEB SITES
(continued)
Student
directory information shall not be published if parents/guardians have
requested that it be withheld.
(cf. 1340 - Access to District Records)
(cf. 4119.23/4219.23/4319.23 - Unauthorized Release of
Confidential/Privileged Information)
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
(cf. 5125.1 - Release of Directory Information)
(cf. 514 5.1 -Privacy)
Photographs
of students shall be used only with written permission from the
students' parents/guardians.
Home
addresses or telephone numbers of staff members shall not be posted.
District
and school web sites shall not post the home address or telephone number
of any elected or appointed
official without the prior written permission of that individual.
(Government Code 6254.21)
(cf. 1100 - Communication
with the Public)
No
public safety officer shall be required as a condition of employment to
consent to the use on the
Internet of his/her photograph or identity as a public safety officer
for any purpose if that
officer reasonably believes that the disclosure may result in a threat,
harassment, intimidation or
harm to the officer or his/her family.
(Government Code 3307.5)
(cf. 3515.3 - District
Police/Security Department)
The
Superintendent or designee may establish standards for the design of
district and school web
sites in order to maintain a consistent identity, professional
appearance and ease of use.
Staff
and students may submit materials for web site publication to the
district or school webmaster
who shall ensure that the content adheres to district guidelines and
policies.
Legal Reference: (see below)
BP 1113(c)
DISTRICT AND SCHOOL WEB SITES
(continued)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35182.5 Contracts for advertising
35258 Internet access to school accountability report cards
48907 Exercise of free expression; rules and regulations
48950 Speech and other communication
49073 Release of directory information
60048 Commercial brand names, contracts or logos
GOVERNMENT CODE
3307.5 Publishing identity of public safety officers
6254.21 Publishing addresses and phone numbers of board members
UNITED STATES CODE. TITLE 17
101-II 01 Federal copyright law
UNITED STATES CODE. TITLE 20
l232g Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. TITLE 16
3l2.I-2I2.1l Children's Online Privacy
COURT DECISIONS
Aaris v. Las Virvenes Unified School District, (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 1112
Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association.
(1983) 460 U.S. 37
Board of Education. Island Trees Union Free School District, et.al. v.
Pico, (1982) 457
U.S. 853 |
