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social media, school guidance counselors and the lawTRANSCRIPT
Social Media, Counselors and the Law
Karen HaaseHarding & Shultz (402) [email protected]
H & S School Law@KarenHaase
Social Networking• Examples- Twitter- Facebook- Tumblr- YouTube
Staff Use• Causes for Concern‾ Drug/Alcohol Use‾ Sexual Inappropriateness‾ Inappropriate Communication
with Students‾ Inappropriate Communication
about Students‾ Selling School Property
Classroom applications • Communication with kids:‾ Scheduling, assignments, etc.‾ Homework collaboration and feedback
• Collaboration in classroom‾ Instant polls‾ Substantive content
• Delivery of content‾ Supplement lectures‾ “flipping”
Our Warnings to Educators• Separate Personal and Professional‾ H & S School Law‾ Karen Haase
• Do not friend students (unless you have independent relationship with kid)
• Think twice, post once• Disable‾ Tagging and Geo-tagging‾ Friends of friends accessing photos‾ Friend Facebook
Social Media and Students
• Board Policy• Confidentiality• FERPA• Educating Students
Policy Considerations
• Does your board have a policy?• If not, ask for one• Policy database:
http://tinyurl.com/yar74dj
Confidentiality• Never post any student-related
information to personal pages• Post only non-protected
information to professional pages• Pictures–Better not to identify students by first
and last name–Check your policy–Check your administrators’ feelings
FERPA• Does not prevent you from using
social media to assist students!• Applies only to “education records”–“directly related” to student–maintained by an educational
institution• Check your board’s policy on
“directory information”
Directory Information• Name and grade• Address • Telephone number,
including the student’s cell phone number
• E-mail address• Date and place of birth• Dates of attendance• The image or likeness of
student• Participation in activities
and sports
• Degrees and awards received
• Weight and height of members of athletic teams
• Work published onto the Internet
• Classroom assignment and/or home room teacher
• Student ID number• Facebook ID• Twitter handle
Educating Students• Protecting Children in the Twenty-
First Century Act (2008)• FCC Now Enforcing• Required schools to educate on:– appropriate on-line behavior, – interacting on social networking websites
& chat rooms– cyberbullying
Educating Students (con’t)• Must have board policy• Does not have to include specifics
as to the particular program• FCC will not detail specific
procedures or curriculum
Social Media, Counselors and the Law
Karen HaaseHarding & Shultz (402) [email protected]
H & S School Law@KarenHaase