In every program that I have ever worked in we have had a signed photo release that had several steps.
1. Permission to post in the building
2. Permission to post on social media
3. Permission to release to local media (newspapers, local publications, etc)
Parents could choose any of the above. Rarely did our teachers post on social media, and if they chose to, I encouraged them to get the backs of the children focusing more on the activity. We would ensure that any "non-photograph" children were out of view when the photo was taken. Our social media pages were closed and I was the admin for the site. I never accepted anyone that was not involved with our school.
Parents could amend their permissions at any time (although they rarely did) and we never had a problem.
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Jennifer W. Hardy
Association Program Specialist
San Diego, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-02-2018 09:31 AM
From: Karin Milner
Subject: Use of twitter
Hi
I am looking for information related to social media policies/ best practices related to twitter ( or other forms of social media). I am wondering if all staff are allowed/encouraged to post? Are certain things not posted on twitter e.g. pictures of student faces? Do you have specific photo permission policies that distinguish between a photo that is displayed at the centre vs posted on twitter?
Love to hear what others are doing
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Karin Milner
Ottawa Catholic School Board
Ottawa ON
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