Meeting

with Jill Coyle and Pete Shaw-District lawyers

October 29, 2015

When you think about COPPA and the Acceptable Use of
Information Technology-Student Agreement and Permission for
Student Access and Use of the Internet, how do they work
together? How were the decisions made regarding students 12
and under, and the use of 3rd party tools?

Get permission for all avenues so teachers can do a lot with
this device.-Evolving
COPPA-governs websitesparent consent and notice of
practice pieces
More of a burden on websites than on school districts.
Data privacy-teachers may use a varietycollecting and
sharing student data on the internet.
MN law government data practices act-general public data-
specific student data in association with FERPA
Train kids on cyberbullying-pulled that into form
Bullying laws in MN
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2. How do we prevent and/or respond to inappropriate use of 3rd
party tools, such as Snap Chat or Facebook?

3. In situations where students have done things at home
(cyber bullying or other disruptive behaviors), but on a
school device, is it subject to search?

If we own the device we can. Forms state we can search their device.
If suspected to do something illegal-sell drugs
Alledged violations of district policies
More confident in a school owned device
Cell phone-reasonable belief-can search


We have had kids make threats to each other on Facebook
Depends on the facts-threating to a fight at school
Texts during the school day-student on the other end is feeling threatened
Parents will call in and want us to take care of something happening over the
summer or in the community. May be a case where principals can say it isnt my
deal.

Student Rights and Responsibility-updated yearly
Input from all school administrators-make changes on feedback

Bullying training for all staff persons-3 year cycle with new employees
Nandi-figuring out what the training will look like. Jill will be involved on the
statutue requireements.
5 components that teachers need to be trained on.

3rd party-employees personal use of Facebook and Twitter-guidelines for engaging
in social media for staff. Personal vs. professional
Special ed bus chaperonerevealing inappropriate information about that effects
her job-was fired
Teachers held to a higher standard
New teacher straight out of college-googled her personal
(judgment-counseled about cleaning up facebook page)

Separate sites for personal and professional
(Intranet)-Administrative Tools-4th one down

Students-3rd party-Use to block Facebook-got rid of it. If a student is doing
something inappropriate during the school day

Statements from students-hard vs soft evidence

Misconduct by a staff member-district lawyer
Sexting with students she may be involved
Hint for a claim
Explusion

Most dealt with by principals

30% of staff misconduct is via electronics

Teacher sending out inappropriate tweets-suspended

Professional devices use at home

Storing data in the cloud-how might it be shared-stored, etc.