Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

5450P

Electronic Communications Between Staff and Students

Relationships between staff members and students shall, at all times, foster an effective educational environment.

These relationships shall never be harassing, discriminatory, retaliatory or soliciting and shall be professional, not personal.

The staff member shall be responsible for ensuring that relationships remain on the proper level.

Part of this responsibility may include maintaining communications with students on an individual level in order to ensure that students are receiving necessary and proper instruction.

Electronic communications are one avenue for this communication.

Electronic communications includes, but is not limited to, email, text messages, instant messages, or posting a message on a social network page (e.g., Myspace, Facebook, etc.).

It is recommended that staff members save a copy of all email communications sent to students through the district’s email system in a folder labeled “email to students” maintained in the staff member’s district email account.

Any email communication sent to a student through the district’s email system, (or other electronic communication with students such as text messages, web site postings, etc.) should be for proper educational purposes.

Procedure History:
Adopted on: 01/19/2010
Revised on: