event at all. Sometimes parents get swept up in the moment and just want
to share their joy. The school becomes involved becuase they are the
venue. I would guess some parents merely need to be reminded that YouTube
is public and their content include minors - who are not their own charges.
As educators we are obliged to educate the community and parents as well as
the students. This includes the risks and ramifications of publishing. I
would assume that publishing is still new to many folks and they may not see
the whole big picture yet.
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Brian Lee <blee@mph.net> wrote:
> You are right about the uproar it would cause. Imagine telling parents not
> to record their sacred moments of their child doing something wonderful.
> How about finding a faculty member to act as the "bad cop" to tell the
> parent not to record their precious moments of the child in which their
> child spent hours preparing to do.
>
> If you don't police the camera at school, how does a school tell parents
> what not to do with the videos at home? If a crime was performed during
> the
> event and the video is evidence, then there could be legal reasons why to
> take down the video.
>
> Brian Lee
> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
> > From: Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <
> ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 07:02:30 -0500
> > To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: Parents posting videos on You Tube or Facebook of School
> > Activities
> >
> > We've also had instances where parents have posted video of school events
> on
> > utube. We just conceded that this was something we ultimately could not
> > police effectively; and that it really wasn't a battle worth taking on.
> >
> > Brian - I agree with your stance. It's almost impossible to monitor
> parent
> > behavior. However...
> >
> > I'm assuming the most pressing concern most people have about this is
> what
> > degree of liability is the school responsible for if there is an
> egregious
> > act by a parent. If it is a school event, isn't the school responsible
> for
> > policing proper behavior at said event? I guess the school can ban all
> > recording devices on school property... But, imagine the uproar that will
> > create...
> >
> > David - If you're willing to share, I would love to have a look at your
> > disclosure policy.
> >
> > A.
>
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