We recognize that YouTube is a powerful resource for educational content. The site is home to over 10 million
videos tagged as educational, many of them submitted by teachers.
We also recognize that there is a lot of content available through YouTube that is not educational in nature and
that our students must be trained to be responsible contributors and consumers of this media.
We are proposing that we open YouTube, for high school students only, by having them authenticate
themselves through logging in using their district credentials. Requiring authentication allows us to monitor
and track each student’s use of this resource.
Before access to YouTube is made available to a student, the following criteria must be met:
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Successful completion of the YouTube Access Course in Schoology.
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No parental opt-out form has been received.
If you do NOT want your child to access YouTube, please fill out the form below and return it to your child’s
school. The form can also be downloaded from the “For Parents” section of our website at
http://www.darlington.k12.sc.us.
If we do not receive a signed copy of this form by September 28, 2016 and your child has successfully
completed the YouTube Access Course, we will assume we have your permission to add your student to the
group with YouTube access. If you decide at a later date to opt-out, please complete the form and return it to
your child’s school. Access will be removed within 48 business hours.
Sincerely,
Diane B. Sigmon
Director of Technology
Do NOT allow my student to access YouTube. Limit 1 student per form.
PLEASE PRINT
Student’s Full Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Parent’s Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Parent’s Phone Numbers: _______________________________________________________________
School: ______________________________________________________________________________
I do NOT want my child to access YouTube. I will work with my child to be sure that he/she understands
his/her responsibility to communicate with teacher(s) the need to use alternative means to access instructional
content.