| Web Privacy Statement |
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| The Columbia County Board of Education's (CCBOE) web site exists to inform the community about our schools and to engage it in our joint mission to provide a quality education to all children. We use the site to publish as much information about CCBOE possible and to enhance two-way communication between the district and community. Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to become familiar with our privacy statement. |
Management |
The Web site is hosted and managed by the Columbia County School System in Appling, Georgia. The site is comprised of many smaller sites representing schools and departmetns, many with their own designated web publishers. All but a few of these sites are hosted by Columbia County Schools. Those schools with their own hosting arrangements also must conform to this privacy policy. We have established web publishing guidlines for schools, departments, and teachers with technical and content standards. Principals and office administrators are responsible for content published to their school, department, and teacher web sites as indicated in Procedure IFBGA.
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Gathering of Your Personal Information |
Many schools and offices use interactive tools on their web sites to gather comments and feedback from visitors. The most popular interactive tools include email feedback, and surveys. Typical information visitors are invited to submit to us includes:
· Name
· Home address
· Email address
· Local school
· Affiliation, e.g. parent, teacher, etc.
Many of these forms and surveys also include a blank space the visitor can use to send us any type of comment or information. Do not use this field to convey highly personal or sensitive information. Any communication or material you transmit to this site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential. |
Links to Other Sites |
| The CCS site links to many web resources considered educationally valuable. Each school's web publisher also may choose to link to external sites, but these sites must have an educational purpose. Principals and office administrators are ultimately responsible for links published on their sites. |
Children |
| Our site does not directly solicit or collect information from children. If a child wishes to share information via a form, we recommend that he/she obtain parent permission and that the parent supervise the activity. |
Issues of Concern |
| If you have issues of concern about material posted on our website, please contact us at the link at the bottom of this page. |
Nondiscrimination Policy/Procedure-GAAA |
The Columbia County School System does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, handicap, religion, or national origin in any of its educational programs, services or activities, or admissions to facilities, or in the employment practices of the Columbia County Board of Education. For additional information about nondiscrimination provisions, contact the Board of Education Office, 6430 Pollards Pond Road, Appling, GA 30802, (706) 541-0650.
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