LANE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Staff-Student Communication Procedures
School personnel shall refrain from communicating with students outside the school setting on an individual basis. An exception may apply if the school administration receives written consent from a student’s parents or guardian, which will outline the school-related items that may be discussed and the preferred method of Staff-Student Communications.
If school personnel engage in communications with students outside the school setting and the communication conflicts with the written permission granted by the parent/guardian of the student, the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action by the school district. Such disciplinary action could include termination of employment with the school district.
Staff-Student Digital Communications:
• School personnel engaging in electronic or digital communication with an individual student shall include the student's parent or guardian in any electronic or digital communication, unless such communication is on a school-approved platform and related to school and academic communications.
• Exceptions to the requirement may be made in case of an emergency, subject to subsequent notification to the parent or guardian. School personnel shall make reasonable efforts to use school-approved platforms, systems, or applications that allow the automatic inclusion of parents or guardians in communications with students.
Schools shall provide training developed by the State Department of Education for school personnel on the student communication requirements of this section.
The communication platforms approved by the school administration are Rooms, Google Classroom and Class Dojo.