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shillelagh · 13-10-2006, 20:34

Im a governor in a primary school and yes we do have a rule that no photos unless with prior arrangement with the school. We brought it in a few year ago because one we were told to by the education department and 2 if we didnt we could be open to being sued by a parent if it ever came to light that we let a pervert take photos or a video. All the kids have a letter sent home with a slip on the bottom asking if they will let their kids be in a video or have photos taken. All the kids have to return them. If one doesnt then it doesnt get video'd because we cant say if that parent says yes or no. It's what they call protecting the head teacher, teachers, governors etc as well as the kids.

In the end we decided for the nativity play one year that the teachers would video it and sell them to parents/guardians. If they wanted more than one the parents had to contact the school and say why they wanted one - for the grandparents etc. This was also to cover the school.

In this day and age when people sue for no good reason its right to cover your back. Even at work we dont allow parents to take photos of their kids doing sport. Because we could be sued.

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shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,194 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1627 times Rep Power: 489677	Re: Filming children Im a governor in a primary school and yes we do have a rule that no photos unless with prior arrangement with the school. We brought it in a few year ago because one we were told to by the education department and 2 if we didnt we could be open to being sued by a parent if it ever came to light that we let a pervert take photos or a video. All the kids have a letter sent home with a slip on the bottom asking if they will let their kids be in a video or have photos taken. All the kids have to return them. If one doesnt then it doesnt get video'd because we cant say if that parent says yes or no. It's what they call protecting the head teacher, teachers, governors etc as well as the kids. In the end we decided for the nativity play one year that the teachers would video it and sell them to parents/guardians. If they wanted more than one the parents had to contact the school and say why they wanted one - for the grandparents etc. This was also to cover the school. In this day and age when people sue for no good reason its right to cover your back. Even at work we dont allow parents to take photos of their kids doing sport. Because we could be sued.