We have a sign off for parents in the enrollment packet. (See below) We use daily photos to document development as well. Each child has a photo journal that they get to keep when they leave the Center. We are told it is a treasure! Teachers use cameras or a personal phone to send pictures to their work emails and then photos are deleted.
PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA PERMISSION SLIP
Child's Name_____________________________________ DOB_________________
I,_________________________________________________ GRANT permission for my child to be included in any pictures, internal and external, connected with the school program, included but not limited to everyday classroom pictures, journal pictures, promotional pictures for XXXXXXXX and any other still pictures and/or videotaping by the center, teachers or any other company that is approved by the XXXX Child Development Center.
Please note: Center policies prohibits ANY XXXX Child Development Center staff member from posting pictures of ANY child enrolled in the center on any public social website (example: Facebook).
I,________________________________________________ DO NOT grant permission for my child to be included in ANY of the above listed pictures.
This will include exclusion from everyday classroom pictures and journal pictures.
__________________________________ _________________
Parent/Guardian Signature Date
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Bonnie Hendershot
Director
JHBMC Child Dev. Center
Dundalk MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-29-2020 03:41 PM
From: Cynthia Decker
Subject: Photo use in classroom with personal phone
I'm wondering what policies schools have in place regarding teachers using their personal phones to take photos of children in the classroom.
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Cynthia Decker
Preschool teacher
Messiah Lutheran Child Care Center
Des Plaines IL
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