[aklug] Re: opt-in vs spam laws regs.

A related question: what methods are the official approved ways to
deliver this information today? Phone calls? Letters home? What rules
govern what kinds of things are snail-mailed to parents?

It sounds to me like the District policy needs to be updated so that, at
the point of collecting the email addresses, the parents are notified
that their addresses will be used to send student- and class-specific
informational updates.

Why else would someone give their email address to the School District?
 I'm trying to imagine a use case in which I would give my email address
to them, but wouldn't want them to use it for this purpose ... and I'm
coming up dry.

As long as everyone was clear that no one would harangue parents about
fundraisers or political action (which could be grey areas), everybody
wins. The policy would just need to reflect that.

Royce

Royce Williams said, on 07/25/2010 11:38 AM:
> IANAL, but it seems to me that the key in this case is less about the
> law than it is about the nature of 'unsolicited' and 'bulk' (UBE, rather
> than UCE). Did the District say that it was a legal issue?
>
> To the 'unsolicited' issue ... I personally believe, given that you have
> a previously established relationship with the parents, that it would be
> appropriate to send a one-time message to all of them inviting them to
> subscribe to a list for this purpose (letting them opt in).
>
> Given that you could pick up the phone and call a parent anytime, this
> seems like a reasonable compromise to me.
>
> Royce
>
> Dale Rooney said, on 07/25/2010 11:10 AM:
>> I need some help understanding what defines spam. Is it regulated be
>> state or federal laws or by the FCC? Where can I find those laws or
>> regulations and are there any interpretations online?
>> The school district says that they can't let teachers send group emails
>> to the parents of the students in their class because even though the
>> parents have given their email addresses they haven't specifically opted-in
>> for this type of message. It would be email related to homework assignments,
>> classroom activities, field trips and the like.
>>
>> The information I've found online defines spam as 'commercial' messages
>> to people where there is no previous relationship. Is it possible that
>> teachers sending emails to parents is considered spamming.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dale
>>
>>
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