Hello BRSSD Community,
In the last 24 hours, a BRSSD teacher’s morning meeting with students was recorded and put on the local news and social media without her permission. Even if done with good intentions, this is unacceptable and a serious breach of trust. Our teachers have shifted to a novel, more public format of At-Home instruction. They are willingly stepping into a new world of teaching and taking risks by doing this with limited training and limited safeguards in place to prevent these types of actions. Just as importantly, our students’ privacy must also be preserved.
For the remainder of the week, I will ask our instructional staff to stop videoconferencing until we are able to put safeguards in place to protect everyone’s privacy--staff and students alike. We will use the time that we have between now and April 6 to develop safeguards for our At-Home Learning program and will communicate them to you.
As we cope with the ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak, mistakes will be made. We have to support and forgive one another. At the same time, it’s critical that we learn from our mistakes and work with one another empathetically. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to make adjustments to our At-Home Learning program to best serve our students and support our staff.
Sincerely,
Michael Milliken
Superintendent
Suvarna Bhopale | Amy Koo | Samuel Leinbach | Jim Howard | Rahila Passi
Board of Trustees
