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TOWN OF FAIRFAX SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELLOWS FREE ACADEMY OF FAIRFAX
Pupil Photo Video Policy
Warned: April 25, 2005
Adopted: May 9, 2005
Policy
It is the policy of the BFA Fairfax School District to ensure the use of photos and videos such that protects the privacy of our students.
A. General Photo Publications policy
- Written parental permission and permission by the student will be obtained before any photos will be published.
- Only Students’ first names can be published unless permission obtained under D1 below from school administration. On the Internet, however, no names of individuals can be published with photos.
- Personal information such as home address, phone number, e-mail address will not be published.
B. Publishing Student Photos or Student Work on the BFA Web Site
- Any photos of students published on the website will be in groups of three or more with no published names.
- Contact person(s) for projects will be teachers and not students.
- Student work may be published on the web site with written permission from the student and parent, with first name only as identification information.
- Personal web pages will not be published from school.
C. Publishing Video Footage of Students
- Written permission and copyright release from the parents will be obtained before publishing video footage of educational activities in which students are featured prominently (speaking to camera.)
D. News Media Publications
- Arrangements with news media representatives or others to interview, photograph, record, videotape or film student, staff or school activities on school property can be made only after consultation with the principal.
- Affected teachers, students, and parents will be consulted before permission is given.
- Written permission from parents will be obtained before the release, photographing or recording of any student record.
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