Learner Safety and Privacy: For Parents

Learner safety is our top priority. We safeguard our community in a variety of ways as described by our overall policy documents. To that end, as a SpeakingChalk learner / parent we ask that you:

· Learners to ensure to practice positive classroom behaviors before class starts.

· Review the Learner Code of Conduct yourself or with your children before they attend their first class.

· When child is attending a class, supervise your learner (from a comfortable distance 🙂) while they attend class, until you’re confident they can participate safely and respectfully on their own. For older learners, this may take just a few minutes. For younger learners, or those with behavioral challenges, you may need to be nearby for every class. You know your children best! We encourage parents to stay off-screen as much as possible, so if your learner needs hands-on assistance or supervision, please reach out to the teacher before class to let them know. Please note that listening into or watching class from a separate device is against SpeakingChalk’s policies.

· Make sure your learner connects with their teacher each time with their video enabled to allow the teacher to confirm your learner's identity. This can be a quick check-in at the beginning of each class meeting and is required to promote classroom safety.

Additionally, we are big believers in the value of digital citizenship education for all. To help your learners develop the skills to stay safe on the Internet, check out the following resources:

Be Internet Awesome
Internet privacy, safety, and behavior tips from Google.

We also suggest you seek out best practices from your friends and local communities.