The Office of Public Information and Communications uses a variety of communication tools to inform our community about the exciting things going on in Christina School District. The department manages media and public relations, publications and graphic design, website and social media, marketing and advertising, district promotion and special events

• Do not post screenshots of your class online. Some enthusiastic teachers and parents eager to show off their Zoom classes online have innocently violated student privacy rules. We understand your enthusiasm to share the excitement of holding a class online. However, there’s one major problem: Many of these pictures often include not only students’ faces—but their full names and images of their personal space. 
  
  
• Sharing these screen shots online violates social media policies and in some cases, parents have not signed agreements authorizing the use of students’ name and image. In addition, posting such photos online is a violation of FERPA and COPPA rules.
  
  
• Read more about best practices for securing your virtual classroom: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/27/best-practices-for-securing-your-virtual-classroom/
  

There are many great things happening in Christina every day, and the district’s Public Information Office is happy to assist you in telling these stories.