Social media, Monitoring
Dear Outwood Grange Academy,
This freedom of information request is regarding the academy use of social media, monitoring of students private social media accounts and, etc. Find below the list of questions.
Academy use of social media and students consent of photograph or video
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1. Do you get the student(s) consent before taking a photograph or video of them?
2. Do you get the student(s) consent before posting the photograph or video on social media?
3. Are the student(s) allowed to request their photograph or video to be removed from social media?
Academy social media monitoring of students private accounts
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1. Does the academy actively search for private social media accounts of students (either with the use of software or by typing the student name into the social media site)?
2. Does the academy compel student(s) to delete content from their private social media accounts?
3. Does the academy have any policies in place that allows the academy to search for private social media of students? If yes, is the policy made clear to the students, parents, etc?
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Allison
Dear Hannah
Please find below responses to your questions submitted under FOI:
1. Do you get the student(s) consent before taking a photograph or video
of them? Yes
2. Do you get the student(s) consent before posting the photograph or
video on social media? Yes
3. Are the student(s) allowed to request their photograph or video to be
removed from social media? Yes
Academy social media monitoring of students private accounts
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1. Does the academy actively search for private social media accounts of
students (either with the use of software or by typing the student name
into the social media site)? No
2. Does the academy compel student(s) to delete content from their private
social media accounts? No
3. Does the academy have any policies in place that allows the academy to
search for private social media of students? If yes, is the policy made
clear to the students, parents, etc? No
If you are unhappy with the way in which the Trust has handled your
request for information, you may write to Martyn Oliver, CEO, who will
review this.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of this review, you are entitled to
ask the Information Commissioner to investigate your complaint. You
should write to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
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Katy Bradford
Chief Operating Officer
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
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