[RP TownTalk] PG County Board of Education

[bob smith]

The post article indicates the wording is imprecise, and the system just 
wants credit.
I find that a bit of tap dancing might be going on with that sort of 
comment.
The article mentions the creative works of dedicated teachers who try to 
convey
and have students retain information. It also cites possible impacts to 
creativity -
I believe this would be a serious impact.

I certainly appreciate the heads up because I had not gotten the post 
yet and went
through the story closely. I will be urging folks to speak against this 
idea that students
works are subject to school copyright rules.
thanks
bob smith

On 2/3/13 12:08 PM, Sarah Wayland wrote:
> I cannot find the actual policy - I got the info below from another
> article on the Oh So Reliable Internet.
> (http://theartguy.tumblr.com/post/42193801173/prince-georges-considers-copyright-policy-that-takes)
>
> “Works created by employees and/or students specifically for use by
> the Prince George’s County Public Schools or a specific school or
> department within PGCPS, are properties of the Board of Education even
> if created on the employee’s or student’s time and with the use of
> their materials... Further, works created during school/work hours,
> with the use of school system materials, and within the scope of an
> employee’s position or student’s classroom work assignment(s) are the
> properties of the Board of Education.”
>
> Though I'm concerned about the "and/or students" part of this policy,
> it does also say "specifically for use by the Prince George’s County
> Public Schools or a specific school or department within PGCPS" so I
> don't think it would apply to an essay or such that was written by a
> student as an assignment unless that assignment was then used in
> subsequent curriculum by the school.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -Sarah
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Kate Sharpe <katherinesharpe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I am appalled by the Prince George's County Board of Education proposal I
>> read about this morning in the Washington Post to copyright all student and
>> teacher work in the district:
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prince-georges-considers-copyright-policy-that-takes-ownership-of-students-work/2013/02/02/dc592dea-6b08-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html?hpid=z1
>>
>> If you have concerns about this proposed policy, I would encourage you to
>> write to your school board representative to express your opinion:
>> peggy.higgins at pgcps.org
>>
>> The other school board members can be found here:
>> http://www1.pgcps.org/board/.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kate Sharpe
>> 4800 Ravenswood
>>
>>
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