Media Release
Policy
At the start of each school year, parents have the
opportunity to determine whether or not a child’s name, likeness and/or
classwork can be posted on the internet in either video or photographic form.
The Student/Parent Handbook contains a separate section that must be signed and
initialed by parents to indicate the acknowledgment of our Media Release (as
well as other) policies. Below you will find our policy for the use of student
images, videos and examples of excellent work in the
classroom.
Publicity Releases & Web
Publications
Effingham County Schools publicize students’ outstanding
achievements and activities through various media. This may include, but is not
limited to, honor roll lists, yearbooks, photographs and videos of classroom
and/or extracurricular activities. In addition, exemplary student work, student
pictures, and student’s first and last names may be published on
school-sponsored websites. Parents, legal guardians, or eligible students may
make a written request to the principal of the school where a student is
enrolled, within 10 days of enrollment or the first 10 days of the academic
school year, to request that such information not be published or used on any
school-sponsored websites.
Please note that you must take action if you do not want anything related to your child
posted on the school or district website. You can find the full entire
Verification of Receipt form here.
Technology & Internet Use
Use
The Internet is available to students and school
employees to increase the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool. Our
goal is to promote student achievement and facilitate communication in order to
share resources in education, business, government, and science. Use of these
resources is considered a privilege to which great responsibility is attached.
To that end, the board of education has enacted a strict policy governing
acceptable use of the Internet and technology resources. The policy is found in
the link below. Parents wishing to prohibit their child’s ability to access the
Internet should provide notice in writing to the school.
Internet Acceptable Use Policy
The
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documents, meetings and announcements. To access our Policy Manual, click on the
link below and use the "Policies" button in the navigation
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