Hardin County Schools is entering its second full week of school, and when it comes to communication between students and teachers this year, things are looking a little different for districts across the commonwealth.
This is the first year that teachers, coaches, and volunteers can only communicate with their Hardin County students through an app on their phone.
Restrictions on district communication comes from Kentucky Senate Bill 181, an effort to prevent child sexual abuse by making communication more secure through traceable apps.
Hardin County has implemented a district-wide software called Rooms, where teachers and coaches can send secure messages and reminders directly to students and their parents.
Hardin County Schools Director of Public Relations John Wright said everything is traceable and if somebody needs to see something from from a year ago or six months ago, then it can be pulled up by school officials and revealed.
Wright said the school district was already planning to use the app to send push notifications and updates to families, but added the Rooms element to comply with the state changes.
The district spent the summer teaching staff how to properly use the app before the start of the school year.
All the conversations on the app cannot be deleted or tampered with.
Source: WHAS11
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