Not allowed to take a photo of school nativity..

lucylucky

Now that the kids are back at school I would write again reminding them that you are still awaiting a reply in respect of your original letter.

Gingham_Ribbon

bylromarha wrote: »

For a teeny minority of kids, it is a real problem. Some children in hiding from a violent parent have been traced via Facebook..

I used to be dead against stopping parents from taking photos of school events but I've completely changed my mind now having seen some people put up pictures with NAMES of the other children on public networking sites.

We live in a different world to the one we were in as children. It is so easy to trace people through the internet and not everyone wants to be traced, especially when it comes to their children.

I can't use facebook the way I'd like for fear of being traced. I can't believe that some people could be so thoughtless as to put up pictures of other people's children.

JoJoB

Plans_all_plans wrote: »

I can't understand why anyone would have photos of their child on facebook?!

I live a long way from my family so I put up pictures of my daughter for her grandparents etc, as we only see each other once or twice a year. Personally I choose not to be paranoid about these things, maybe I am being naive. I wouldn't dream of naming other children in photos and only "friends" are allowed to see my albums, not anyone who happens to be browsing.

At my daughter's playgroup we are asked our preferences about photos on the registration form. So far no-one has a problem with photos being taken.

aliasojo

lindos90 wrote: »

My OH wants to complain that they have taken an image of our child and then sold it on to other people without our consent..now THAT could be a data protection issue! He also wants to ask them if they treated the DVd somehow to prevent it from being uploaded to a computer or copied, and if the school staff CRB checked everyone who bought a copy, good points, but a tad pedantic!

I think these are excellent points and ones which I would be happy to raise in this situation tbh. It's very wrong that the school manipulate things in this way.


... and all this from the same school who dont seem to mind pupils changing from their PE kits back into uniform in classroom in full view and close proximityto where parents are stood right outside the classroom, without drawing the blinds!:eek:

Lol, amazing how common sense is lacking at times.

Plans_all_plans wrote: »

I can't understand why anyone would have photos of their child on facebook?!

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

I used to be dead against stopping parents from taking photos of school events but I've completely changed my mind now having seen some people put up pictures with NAMES of the other children on public networking sites.

I have never been one for posting pics of my kids online anywhere that has public access. I understand other people don't feel there's an issue with this but like GR and Plans, I very much feel this isn't something I want to do.

I've just discovered my SIL has posted LOADS of pics of my daughter (along with her son) on her Facebook account (for anyone to see) and has titled them 'my niece xxxx'. OH and I are having issues over what to do about it. He is less bothered about this than I am and I can see this causing a family war shortly if I dig my heels in and ask her to remove them. Why do people think it's ok to post pics of other people without their knowledge or permission?! It's just selfish and inconsiderate!

misfire

Sometimes there can be a very good reason while some children are not allowed to be photographed. Like if the children are adoptedand there was a real risk of snatching from birth parents. Its hard to let some parents take photos without these children feeling left out - its not there fault they can't have there photo or image taken. So they need to be able to take part in the nativity too.

We have ways round it at work - for our summer club we take group shots, children who aren't allowed to be in photos we put on the end of the group and crop out. The other children then get a photo minus them - and there parents get the full photos (and are shown the one the other children get so they know that there childrens images isn't used). We also have the local paper in to take photos - often they use a group photo - so we get the children without photo permission on our stage and give them cameras to take photos with the photographer hence they are still included (we then delete these photos)

My sons primary school you were allowed to photo/video as long as it didn't go on the internet.

Sometimes it seems like school profiteering, and sometimes it seems like parents going OTT but sometimes there are very good reasons for no photos.

dangers

In our Infant School, if a parent has a problem with photographs during a performance, then their child does not perform!

Alikay

I'm a foster mum and look after children who are the subject of court cases. We live in the same LA as their families and sometimes they have connections to the specific area we live in. It is hard enough to protect those children without photographs getting out and maybe being placed Facebook etc which could give information about not only the school they attend, but also routines such as route to school (they can track us down as we've lived in our community for 20+ years) timings, friendships etc.

I think it's reasonable for the school to take and sell photo's though - that way they can control pictures to protect the particular children who may be vulnerable.

LJM

parents sign permission slips at our school for pictures and videos to be taken of their children, if they dont allow them to be pictured then they are blanked out of pictures or dvds. there are valid reasons for general people to not take photos as they do not no who they are capturing when taking a photo, and nowadays you dont know where the pictures will end up as i have had personal experience of my daughter being put up on someone elses account on facebook, which i dont even do.it is all done for the protection and safety of the children and as a parent i respect it, if your not happy go talk to the school you are at any time allowed to see their policies on this and any other policies.

bylromarha

Alikay wrote: »

I'm a foster mum and look after children who are the subject of court cases.

Just wanted to thank you for being a foster mum.

You make a huge difference in childrens lives and give those poor little souls who've been knocked the hardest a little bit of self worth and dignity back.
:A<---- that's you, that is.

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Bufger

I'd give my child a camera and ask them to take all the pictures they wanted. It could make for some interesting results without them taking your child to court