Student Privacy Protections

In Auburn-Washburn we take student privacy seriously.  Students and parents are informed about the manner in which remote instruction will include the use of online platforms, video streaming and recording.  Digital safety and citizenship skills are included in each class to ensure that students know how to safely navigate the online classroom.  These skills include: the ability to curate reliable information, to interact safely and lawfully online, including cyberbullying, hacking and the unauthorized disclosure, use and dissemination of personal information.  Because instruction will be occurring in students’ homes, parents and other household members are also notified of the following:

1.  Auburn Washburn Board Policy KGB prohibits the recording of any students, employees, surreptitiously  or through the use of concealed audio and/or visual recording devices.

2. Recorded classroom instruction and communication will be posted only on private online sites that are not publicly searchable for the purpose of making that information available to students as needed.

3. Student information subject to protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privcy Act (FERPA) and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) will be shared with written parental consent only.

4. Students will be educated about privacy settings that are included with District-issued technology devices and digital tools.