December 12, 2024 

 

RE: Student Data Privacy Annual Notice 

 

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

 

The District recognizes and appreciates the importance of parents understanding how the District protects students’ privacy against unauthorized access while using school technology, as well as the circumstances in which the District may access or monitor certain student activity.

Each school year, the District will provide parent(s) with notification of the circumstances in which the District or an affiliated technology provider accesses or monitors your child’s school-issued device as defined by state law.

 

The District generally monitors a school-issued device for non-commercial educational purposes for instruction, technical support, or exam-proctoring by District employees, student teachers, contracted staff, a vendor, or the Department of Education and Workforce.  The District or its technology provider also generally monitors a school-issued device when it is necessary to comply with federal or state law and to participate in federal and state funding programs; as well as to prevent or respond to a threat to life or safety, and the access is limited to that purpose. Additionally, the District or its technology provider will generally access or monitor a school-issued device when it becomes aware that the device is missing or stolen or if such action is permitted under a judicial warrant or subpoena, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

 

Based on the above permissible reasons, the District or its technology provider may access or monitor a school-issued device through student interaction(s) with the device, including, but not limited to, keystrokes and web-browsing activity; location-tracking features of a school-issued device; and/or audio or visual receiving, transmitting, or recording feature(s).

 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please reach out to Tim Pike, Technology Coordinator, Buckeye Local Schools, at t.pike@buckeyeschools.info.

 

Buckeye Local Schools